Avianca A20N at Bogota on Jul 17th 2024, thermal runaway of phone battery after being thrown
Last Update: July 18, 2024 / 19:33:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-249
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
HK-5410
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The airline reported two passengers had become unruly and threw a mobile phone that heated up as a result. The aircraft burned off fuel, the disruptive passengers were handed to authorities.
A replacement A320-200N registration N919AV reached Sao Paulo with a delay of about 5:30 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 11 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-249
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
HK-5410
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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