Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 767-332ER (WL) N1613B ?,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192937
 
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Date:Monday 16 January 2017
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B763 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 767-332ER (WL)
Owner/operator:Delta Air Lines
Registration: N1613B ?
MSN: 32776/847
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:en route Fukuoka-Honolulu -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF)
Destination airport:Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Local media in Hawaii report that a Delta Air Lines aircraft was involved in a smartphone battery fire incident.
Delta Air Lines flight DL598 was en route between Fukuoka, Japan and Honolulu, Hawaii when a passenger dropped his iPhone 7 in the seat reclining mechanism. When he tried to shift his seat it crushed the phone and Lithium battery. This caused the battery to overheat and emit smoke. Cabin crew members retrieved the phone and put it in a fireproof box.


Sources:

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34271617/faa-investigating-cell-phone-fire-scare-on-honolulu-bound-flight
08 Dec 2016: CAA U.K. warns: electronic devices in seat mechanism pose fire hazard
ASN Sefty issue: Lithium battery safety



History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
24 April 2009 N1613B ? Delta Airlines 0 Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) non
Security issues

Revision history:

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18-Jan-2017 19:34 harro Added

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