AA 777 Emergency landing in Moncton NB

[Mudman]

An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Moncton, N.B., on Tuesday after there were reports of smoke in the cockpit.

The Boeing 777, which was on its way to Heathrow Airport in London from Chicago, landed in Moncton at approximately 3 p.m.

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American Airlines jet makes emergency N.B. landing - New Brunswick - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/05/03/nb-emergency-landing-moncton.html)

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[twochai]

Probably the biggest aircraft to land at CYQM since 9/11. Very fitting, today of all days!

[Stu666]

Well done to the crew for getting her down safely. Smoke in the cockpit is not to be sniffed at. Anybody know the time from smoke detection to landing?

[scanhorse]

on May 3rd 2011, overheating battery


Incident: American B772 near Moncton on May 3rd 2011, overheating battery (http://avherald.com/h?article=43bf9892&opt=0)