ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231762
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Date: | Wednesday 25 December 2019 |
Time: | c. 10:00 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A320-251N |
Owner/operator: | AirAsia |
Registration: | 9M-AGL |
MSN: | 7860 |
Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26E1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | South of Ho Chi Minh City -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) |
Destination airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:AirAsia flight AK130 diverted to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, after a passenger had sustained injuries in a thermal runaway event involving a lithium ion backup phone charger battery.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320neo, was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong at the time. The incident occurred about one hour into the flight while the aircraft was at a cruising altitude of FL350. Local media reported that the battery "exploded", causing 20 percent burns on the body of the owner.
Sources:
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-saigon-airport-after-phone-battery-explodes-4033703.html https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9m-agl#234e0bbf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Dec-2019 18:55 |
harro |
Added |
28-Dec-2019 18:57 |
harro |
Updated [Date, Time] |
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