Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 737-824 (WL) N78501,
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Date:Saturday 17 March 2018
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-824 (WL)
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N78501
MSN: 31602/1994
Year of manufacture:2006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:IAH-HAV -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KIAH
Destination airport:MUHA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On flight 1506 from Houston, TX (IAH) to Havana, Cuba (HAV), a customer’s power pack in his backpack overheated, exploded and caught fire. The passenger threw it into the aisle where it was extinguished and then then placed into a containment bag by the f

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