Litium battery thermal event Incident Airbus A320-214 HS-ABX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351963
 
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Date:Saturday 24 February 2024
Time:00:40 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator:Thai AirAsia
Registration: HS-ABX
MSN: 4917
Year of manufacture:2011
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:S of Bangkok -   Thailand
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (DMK/VTBD)
Destination airport:Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport (NST/VTSF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Thai AirAsia flight FD3188, an Airbus A320-214, was en route from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat when a passenger’s cell phone power bank suffered a thermal runaway.
Smoke was seen emanating from the overhead luggage bin and contained the smoking battery using a fire extinguisher.

Sources:

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cell-phone-power-bank-fire-on-thai-air-asia-flight-extinguished-quickly/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hs-abx#341dd19b

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Feb-2024 13:15 ASN Added
24-Feb-2024 13:15 ASN Updated [Narrative]

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