ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232937
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| Date: | Thursday 13 February 2020 |
| Time: | 19:52 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-236ER |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-VIIX |
| MSN: | 29966/236 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Bermuda -
 Bermuda
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways flight BA2167, a Boeing 777-200ER, diverted to Bermuda after a smartphone began to emit smoke.
It appeared the phone was wedged in a seat, damaging the lithium-ion battery and causing a thermal runaway event.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba2167/#23d96187
Media:
🔀 DIVERSION SMOKE PHONE
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) February 13, 2020
British Airways #BA2167
London to Tampa
Diverting to Bermuda
Declared emergency for smoke in the aircraft from a phone. Unknown if cell phone or aircraft phone. Planning to stop on the runway upon landing. Landing now runway 30.https://t.co/XWCcLJ1ouh https://t.co/FPw9jJZsNF pic.twitter.com/Hi2Xo5lsmk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2020 20:55 | harro | Added |
| 13-Feb-2020 20:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
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