China Southern A321 at Penang on Dec 23rd 2018, powerbank did not observe no smoking signs

Last Update: December 23, 2018 / 16:45:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 23, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
China Southern Airlines

Flight number
CZ-369

Departure
Penang, Malaysia

Destination
Guangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6683

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A China Southern Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-6683 performing flight CZ-369 from Penang (Malaysia) to Guangzhou (China), was climbing out of Penang's runway 04 when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to passenger's powerbank, stored in the passenger's luggage in the overhead locker above seats 43ABC, emitting smoke. Cabin crew donned their smoke hoods and discharged two fire extinguishers into the overhead locker while the flight crew returned the aircraft to Penang. Cabin crew managed to put the fire out and secure the device, the flight crew aborted the first approach at 3000 feet, entered a hold at 5000 feet, later 7000 feet, to burn off fuel and landed safely back in Penang about 2:20 hours after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 10.5 hours, then departed again maintaining a maximum cruise level FL290 and is estimated to reach Guangzhou with a delay of about 13 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 23, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
China Southern Airlines

Flight number
CZ-369

Departure
Penang, Malaysia

Destination
Guangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6683

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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