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Jets
JetsFoot-Long Electrical Arc
Boeing 737-800. Minor damage. No injuries.
The 737 was cruising at 36,000 ft, en route from Yangon, Myanmar, to Taipei, Taiwan, the afternoon of April 11, 2014, when a flight attendant in the forward cabin heard a “bang” and smelled something burning. A passenger near the left front cabin door reported smoke emerging from the ceiling.
The flight attendant saw something dripping from a dark spot on a ceiling panel and felt an electrical shock when she touched the panel, said the repor…
