PIA B773 near Dammam on Feb 2nd 2017, battery thermal runaway

Last Update: February 2, 2017 / 21:33:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 2, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-742

Aircraft Registration
AP-BID

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration AP-BID performing flight PK-742 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Islamabad (Pakistan), was enroute at FL350 near Dammam (Saudi Arabia) when the battery of a mobile phone (Q Mobile) suffered a thermal runaway. Cabin Crew immediately intervened, cooled the battery down and put it into a safe container. The flight crew continued the flight to Islamabad for a safe landing.

The Aviation Herald received information, that it remained unclear whether it was the internal battery of the smartphone or an external battery pack. An investigation into the occurrence is under way.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 2, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-742

Aircraft Registration
AP-BID

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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