Pinnacle CRJ2 near Traverse City on Apr 17th 2012, Lithium battery causes smoke in cabin and medical emergency
Last Update: April 18, 2012 / 15:24:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2012
Airline
Pinnacle Airlines
Flight number
9E-4290
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Minneapolis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8980A
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
The aircraft was cleared to continue the journey and is currently estimated to reach Minneapolis with a delay of 3:45 hours.
A passenger twittered a lithium battery exploded on the chest of a fellow passenger causing the emergency landing.
The airport reported a lithium battery on a passengers chest caught fire and caused a second degree burn of about a dime's size on his chest. The passenger was able to continue the flight.
The FAA reported on Apr 18th a battery pack caught fire prompting the crew to declare emergency because of smoke in the cabin and divert to Traverse City. The crew extinguished the fire, one person received an unknown injury.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2012
Airline
Pinnacle Airlines
Flight number
9E-4290
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Minneapolis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8980A
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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