SriLankan A332 near Colombo on Jul 30th 2017, LiOn battery pack catches fire in cabin

Last Update: July 31, 2017 / 14:53:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 30, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UL-166

Departure
Kochi, India

Aircraft Registration
4R-ALB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration 4R-ALB performing flight UL-166 from Kochi (India) to Colombo (Sri Lanka) with 202 people on board, was enroute nearing the top of descent into Colombo when smoke was observed emanating from an overhead locker. The flight crew declared emergency while cabin crew fetched fire extinguishers, opened the locker and found a bag was emitting the smoke. The fire extinguishers were discharged into the bag, the flight attendants suspected a battery pack having caught fire the bag and its contents were subsequently put into a water filled container to cool down the batteries. The aircraft continued to Colombo for a safe landing.

The airline reported a Lithium Ion mobile battery pack and two mobile phones were found in the bag. The flight attendants had brought the situation under control, an emergency evacuation therefore was not necessary and emergency services awaiting the aircraft in Colombo did not need to intervene.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Colombo 33 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 30, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UL-166

Departure
Kochi, India

Aircraft Registration
4R-ALB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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