Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 737 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220099
 
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Date:Wednesday 17 June 2015
Time:
Type:Boeing 737
Owner/operator:Southwest Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:LAS-ALB -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KLAS
Destination airport:KALB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During a Southwest flight from LAS-ALB a passenger stated he felt the e-cigarette in his pants pocket pop and he leg began to burn. When he removed the e-cig from his pocket he saw the battery shoot out of the device. The e-cig was cracked and smoking. Th

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