ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190370
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 2016 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-432ER |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N830MH |
| MSN: | 29701/803 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 192 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 60 nm east of Manchester -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400, registration N830MH performing flight DL-138 (dep Sep 24th) from Detroit, Michigan (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was en-route at FL330 about 60 nautical miles east of Manchester, UK, when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Manchester after reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 23R about 20 minutes later. Maintenance crews located a tablet computer was found entangled with the seat, the tablet had suffered a thermal runaway.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Manchester for about 2.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 3 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Manchester due to smoke in the cabin. Maintenance crew quickly identified the source and the aircraft was able to continue the journey.
A passenger reported that smoke was emanating from a premium class seat prompting the crew to divert to Manchester. The aircraft landed and taxied to the apron. Maintenance personnel found a Samsung tablet computer under the seat, invisible to passengers and cabin crew, the tablet had suffered a thermal runaway. It is presumed the tablet was lost by a passenger on the previous sectors flown by the aircraft.
Sources:
1. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/samsung-tablet-emergency-diversion-trans-atlantic-flight/story?id=42348176
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl138#b1c2dc1
3. http://avherald.com/h?article=49e7e5c5
4. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/delta-flight-bound-amsterdam-diverted-8913842
5. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/amsterdam-bound-flight-diverted-manchester-11936674
6. http://avherald.com/h?article=49e7e5c5&opt=0
Media:
ALERT Delta #DL132 to Amsterdam diverted to Manchester and escorted to stand by fire trucks (pic: @SteBar1) pic.twitter.com/Jj3vsE0Xf7
— AIRLIVE.net (@airlivenet) 25 September 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2016 06:46 | harro | Added |
| 03-Oct-2016 00:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 29-Dec-2016 18:49 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code] |
| 16-Sep-2017 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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