Delta B764 near Manchester on Sep 25th 2016, tablet battery thermal runaway
Last Update: September 26, 2016 / 13:00:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-138
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
N830MH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400
ICAO Type Designator
B764
The aircraft remained on the ground in Manchester for about 2.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 3 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Manchester due to smoke in the cabin. Maintenance crew quickly identified the source and the aircraft was able to continue the journey.
A passenger reported that smoke was emanating from a premium class seat prompting the crew to divert to Manchester. The aircraft landed and taxied to the apron. Maintenance personnel found a Samsung tablet computer under the seat, invisible to passengers and cabin crew, the tablet had suffered a thermal runaway. It is presumed the tablet was lost by a passenger on the previous sectors flown by the aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-138
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
N830MH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400
ICAO Type Designator
B764
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