ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220513
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| Date: | 03-JAN-2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-251N |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Brunei Airlines |
| Registration: | V8-RBD |
| MSN: | 8368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | between Hong Kong and Brunei -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong (HKG) |
| Bandar Seri Begawan Airport (BWN) |
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
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2019 12:06 | harro | Added |
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