China Eastern A320 on Sep 4th 2019, passenger battery pack in flames
Last Update: September 4, 2019 / 19:09:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-2809
Departure
Nanjing, China
Destination
Xiamen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6892
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200N registration B-306F reached Xiamen with a delay of about 4 hours.
The airline reported a passengers Lithium-Ion battery pack self ignited in the cabin, cabin crew quickly extinguished the fire and secured the device, the flight crew decided to return to Nanjing as a precaution.
Airport security reported that after landing back the device was re-inspected and determined to have been a battery pack of 40.7Wh, which is in line with all regulations (that require such battery packs to be below 100Wh). Airport security reminds travellers, that such devices must not be checked in but may be carried as hand luggage into the cabin as long as the markings and the outer case is intact.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-2809
Departure
Nanjing, China
Destination
Xiamen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6892
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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