Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 737-3H4 (WL) N390SW,
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Date:Saturday 3 June 2017
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B733 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-3H4 (WL)
Owner/operator:Southwest Airlines
Registration: N390SW
MSN: 26593/2642
Year of manufacture:1994
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:LGB-DEN -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KLGB
Destination airport:KDEN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight 6008 from Long Beach (LGB) to Denver (DEN) an E-cigarette battery starting smoking while not in use, the battery was being carried in the clothing (pocket) of a passenger. The device was a Aspire e-cigarette, batteries (labeled MXJO 3000mAh 3.7V IM

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