Indigo A320 enroute on Nov 11th 2017, laptop aims for Guinness book of records
Last Update: November 13, 2017 / 23:19:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-445
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IGV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported cabin crew detected the smell of smoke in the cabin, noticed minor sparks from a bag in an overhead locker near seat row 24, notified the flight crew and followed the necessary procedures including relocating passengers near seat row 24. The aircraft continued to destination for a normal landing. India's DGCA has been informed about the occurrence.
There is serious doubt however that the laptop had become the hottest laptop on the planet.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-445
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IGV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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