Litium battery thermal event Incident ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220076
 
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Date:Friday 15 September 2006
Time:
Type:
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Los Angeles Airport, CA (LAX) -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KLAX
Destination airport:EGLL
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Approximately 15 minutes prior to departure of a LAX-LHR transatlantic flight, the laptop computer of a passenger began to smoke. The relief pilot and purser assisted the passenger in removing the laptop from the airplane. The laptop was placed on the flo

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