Jet Airways B738 enroute on Oct 20th 2017, smartphone with visual ring signal
Last Update: October 20, 2017 / 20:27:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet Airways
Flight number
9W-791
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Indore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-JGT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline confirmed a passenger bag was seen emitting smoke, cabin crew discharged a fire extinguisher and identified a smartphone as source of the smoke, the smartphone was secured in a can of water following standard procedures for such overheating personal electronic devices.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet Airways
Flight number
9W-791
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Indore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-JGT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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