Alaska B739 enroute on Aug 17th 2022, child's toy starts smoking
Last Update: August 25, 2022 / 08:11:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1484
Departure
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Destination
San Diego, United States
Aircraft Registration
N486AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The USA National Response Center reported, providing the touch down time of the flight from Puerto Vallarta to San Diego as occurrence time stamp: "A CHILD'S TOY WITH UNKNOWN TYPE OF BATTERY STARTING SMOKING AND PRODUCING A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR ONBOARD A FLIGHT. WATER WAS APPLIED TO THE ITEM, AND IT WAS PLACED IN A THERMAL CONTAINMENT BAG."
The occurrence aircraft continued service after about 2 hours on the ground in San Diego.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1484
Departure
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Destination
San Diego, United States
Aircraft Registration
N486AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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