Date:	Friday 25 November 2011
Time:	10:42 LT
Type:	Saab 340B
Owner/operator:	Rex Airlines
Registration:	VH-PRX
MSN:	340B-303
Engine model:	GE CT7
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Incident
Location:	Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	YLIS
Destination airport:	Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY)
Investigating agency:	ATSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Regional Express (Rex) flight ZL319 operating from Lismore Airport - YLIS, NSW, to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport - YSSY, NSW, had an occurrence during the landing, when a passenger’s iPhone started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow.
In accordance with company standard safety procedures, the Flight Attendant carried out recovery actions immediately and the red glow was extinguished successfully.

All passengers and crew on board were unharmed.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Science%2Band%2BTech/Story/A1Story20111128-313139.html
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-149.aspx
http://www.rex.com.au/MediaRelease/Files/295_MR20111125%20-%20Mobile%20Phone%20Self%20Combustion.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Nov-2011 02:38	harro	Added
29-Nov-2011 02:17	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
07-Dec-2011 15:48	Alpine Flight	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]