ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352137
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| Date: | Friday 1 March 2024 |
| Time: | 3:09 |
| Type: |  Airbus A220-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Breeze Airways |
| Registration: | N227BZ |
| MSN: | 55239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 88 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | over Chinle, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While en route to Pittsburgh, MXY555 had a confirmed fire in the cabin with smoke due to a thermal runaway of a lithium battery pack. They quickly diverted to Albuquerque, New Mexico and landed safely. They taxied to a remote general aviation apron and sat there for multiple hours, supposedly assessing damage and/or deplaning passengers. One passenger was injured by the burning battery as was taken to the hospital. (3/02/2024) Passengers are being flown to their original destination of Pittsburgh onboard flight MX8555.
Sources:
Flightradar24 data, LiveATC.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/frightful-flight-plane-headed-pittsburgh-makes-emergency-landing-after-battery-ignites-board/SJWI3QGFDZBNDI55I3PA4KRXG4/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2024 07:01 | SWAFanPilot | Added |
| 02-Mar-2024 17:03 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2024 20:14 | SWAFanPilot | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2024 11:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
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