ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220513
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Date: | Thursday 3 January 2019 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airbus A320-251N |
Owner/operator: | Royal Brunei Airlines |
Registration: | V8-RBD |
MSN: | 8368 |
Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26E1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | between Hong Kong and Brunei -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
Destination airport: | Bandar Seri Begawan Airport (BWN) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Royal Brunei Airlines flight BI636, an Airbus A320neo, was en route from Hong Kong to Bandar Seri Begawan Airport, Brunei, when a passenger's power bank (with lithium batteries) began emitting smoke.
Flight attendants doused the overheated device and the flight was able to continue safely to Brunei.
Sources:
https://thescoop.co/2019/01/04/power-bank-combusts-onboard-rb-flight-passengers-and-crew-unharmed/ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/v8-rbd#1f0fe2a2 ASN Safety Issue: Litium battery incidents Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Jan-2019 12:06 |
harro |
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