ALK B733 at Goma on Jun 18th 2024, battery thermal runaway in cargo hold

Last Update: June 18, 2024 / 17:49:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
ALK Airlines

Flight number
8Z-112

Departure
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

Destination
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Registration
LZ-LVK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

An ALK Airlines Boeing 737-300 on behalf of Congo Airways, registration LZ-LVK performing flight 8Z-112 from Goma to Kinshasa (DR Congo), was climbing out of Goma when the crew received a cargo hold smoke indication and decided to return to Goma for a safe landing. Emergency services found a suitcase showed signs of heat damage and found a Powerbank (LiOn Battery) in the suitcase which had suffered a thermal runaway.

LiOn Batteries are not permitted in checked luggage but must be carried in the carry-on luggage.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
ALK Airlines

Flight number
8Z-112

Departure
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

Destination
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Registration
LZ-LVK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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