Jet Airways B738 enroute on Oct 20th 2017, smartphone with visual ring signal

Last Update: October 20, 2017 / 20:27:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
9W-791

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Indore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-JGT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800, registration VT-JGT performing flight 9W-791 from Delhi to Indore (India), was enroute when a passenger noticed noise from his similiar to the passenger's smartphone ringing and observed smoke coming from the bag placed near his feet. The smartphone in the passenger's bag was found overheating and emitting smoke. Cabin crew discharged a fire extinguisher and secured the smartphone in a can of water. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Indore.

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

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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