Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 737 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220125
 
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Date:Sunday 9 April 2017
Time:
Type:Boeing 737
Owner/operator:Southwest Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:LAS-PIT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KLAS
Destination airport:KPIT
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A passenger traveling on Southwest Airlines on Flight 1746 from Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) presented a smoking battery charger to flight attendants (F/A). The F/A prepared a containment bag with cans of water and placed the device in the

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