A fire broke out in the cabin of a Qatar Airways plane this week when it was parked for maintenance, pictures reported by the Aviation Herald have shown.
QA plane
The Airbus A321-200 was being serviced for an the inflight entertainment system and satcom antenna when a “fire broke out in the cabin burning through the roof of the aircraft before the fire could be extinguished,” the report said.
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“There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage and possibly needs to be written off,” it added, citing the airline.
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The aircraft had last flown a few days ago, on Dec. 6, on a flight from Moscow to Doha.
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