Royal Brunei A20N enroute on Jan 3rd 2019, powerbank in thermal runaway
Last Update: January 3, 2019 / 18:02:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Brunei Airlines
Flight number
BI-636
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Aircraft Registration
V8-RBD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The airline confirmed a power bank incident resulting in no harm to passengers and crew.
The occurence aircraft is still on the ground in Brunei about 8.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Brunei Airlines
Flight number
BI-636
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Aircraft Registration
V8-RBD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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