ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199693
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| Date: | 13-SEP-2017 |
| Time: | c. 19:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Wizz Air |
| Registration: | HA-LPK |
| MSN: | 3143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 147 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | N of Vik -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF) |
| Wroclaw-Strachowice Airport (WRO/EPWR) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB Iceland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Wizz Air flight W61898 returned to land at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland, after an electronic device had caught fire on board.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320, had departed Keflavík at 19:06 UTC, bound for Wroclaw, Poland.
When just north of Vik, Iceland, while climbing through an altitude of FL310, the decision was made to turn back to Keflavík. A safe landing was made on runway 02 t 19:50 UTC.
Wizz Air stated after the incident: "a device belonging to a passenger started to burn in the cabin....Further details, such as the type of the device, can be revealed after the investigation has been completed. "
Icelandic media stated that it was an electronic cigarette that had caught fire.
E-cigarettes are known to contain lithium batteries, which can be highly flammable under certain conditions.
Sources:
http://www.ruv.is/frett/ekki-reyndist-thorf-a-slokkvistarfi-um-bord
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/w61898#ed8de30
https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/599488-electronic-cigarette-fire-onboard-wizzair-out-kef.html
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/09/13/fire_on_board_plane_at_keflavik_international_airpo/
http://icelandmag.is/article/passenger-plane-makes-emergency-landing-keflavik-after-fire-alarm-goes
Litium Battery Safety: http://aviation-safety.net/database/issue/lithium.php
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2017 19:56 | harro | Added |
| 14-Sep-2017 19:57 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Photo, ] |
| 14-Sep-2017 20:02 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2017 20:04 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2017 20:05 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Dec-2019 20:10 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Accident report, ] |
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