ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197066
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALB |
| MSN: | 306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 202 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Colombo -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cochin International Airport (COK/VOCI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SriLankan Airlines flight UL166 was en route from Kochi, India to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when a lithium battery pack of a mobile phone in a passenger’s hand luggage began emitting smoke. The aft cabin crew members opened the overhead bin and sprayed the bag with an extinguisher. The crew then removed the bag from the overhead bin and took it to the rear galley, at which time it began to emit smoke once again. Suspecting a lithium fire, they adopted the lithium fire extinguishing procedure and immersed the bag in a container of water. The bag then ceased to emit smoke. The aircraft landed uneventfully at Colombo after a 50 minute flight.
Sources:
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-sri-lankan-crew-averts-mid-air-fire-caused-by-phone-2017-7
http://colombogazette.com/2017/07/31/major-disaster-averted-on-srilankan-airlines-flight-ul-166/
https://avherald.com/h?article=4ac57436&opt=0
https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/coporate/news-details/157#:~:text=Colombo%2C%20July%2031%2C%202017%3A,in%20a%20passenger's%20hand%20luggage.&text=The%20cabin%20manager%20and%20the%20captain%20were%20immediately%20informed.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2017 18:57 | harro | Added |
| 31-Jul-2017 18:58 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Feb-2022 07:07 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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