ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311591
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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 2023 |
| Time: | 15:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-86J (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Sunwing Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FWGH |
| MSN: | 37752/3835 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 193 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | over Fayetteville, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Moncton/Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, NB (YQM/CYQM) |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737-800 was conducting flight SWG283 from Moncton/Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc Intl. (CYQM), NB to Cancun Intl. (MMUN), Mexico.
During cruise, a passenger's e-cigarette battery was found overheating under a seat and emitting smoke. After the battery had burnt a hole in the passenger bag, Cabin crew retrieved the e-cigarette and transported using an empty dry coffee pot in the front galley. Cabin crew elected to discharge a Halon fire extinguisher in the coffee pot, filled it with water and placed it into a larger metal container where it was monitored for the remainder of the flight. There was no damage to aircraft or injury. Flight landed to destination without further incident.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 2017 | C-FWGH | Sunwing Airlines, opf Thomson Airways | 0 | Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) |  |
non |
| Takeoff configuration (flaps/trim) error | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2023 14:28 | harro | Added |
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