Skymark B738 near Sapporo on Aug 22nd 2016, smartphone battery smoking
Last Update: August 22, 2016 / 16:58:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skymark Airlines
Flight number
BC-732
Departure
Sapporo, Japan
Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA73NT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported a passenger's carry on luggage emitted smoke about 10 minutes after departure prompting the flight crew to return to Sapporo.
Japan's Ministry of Transport reported that 2 cabin crew received minor burns to their hands while cooling the battery down. The battery had been stowed in a bag placed underneath the seat in front, but emitted heat and smoke about 10 minutes into the flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skymark Airlines
Flight number
BC-732
Departure
Sapporo, Japan
Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA73NT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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