ANA B78X enroute on Oct 9th 2025, passenger battery thermal runaway
Last Update: October 9, 2025 / 20:04:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways
Flight number
NH-994
Departure
Okinawa, Japan
Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA981A
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B78X
The airline reported the Lithium Ion power bank of a passenger caught fire shortly after takeoff, cabin crew secured the device, the flight crew decided to continue to destination as the fire had been extinguished.
Japan's Ministry of Transport reported a portable battery by a passenger caught fire at high altitude.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways
Flight number
NH-994
Departure
Okinawa, Japan
Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA981A
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B78X
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