Tway B738 near Taipei on Feb 9th 2020, power bank smoking
Last Update: February 11, 2020 / 00:01:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
t'way Airlines
Flight number
TW-667
Departure
Seoul Gimpo, South Korea
Destination
Taipei Songshan, Taiwan
Aircraft Registration
HL8069
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline confirmed the occurrence reporting the power bank overheated and began to emit smoke, however, did not catch fire. The aircraft did not receive any damage.
The aircraft performed the return flight after 3 hours on the ground and reachd Gimpo Airport with a delay of 100 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
t'way Airlines
Flight number
TW-667
Departure
Seoul Gimpo, South Korea
Destination
Taipei Songshan, Taiwan
Aircraft Registration
HL8069
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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