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| Date: | Sunday 23 December 2018 |
| Time: | c. 09:10 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | China Southern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-6683 |
| MSN: | 4369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) |
| Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
China Southern flight CZ396 returned to Penang Airport, Malaysia after a lithium-ion power bank of one of the passengers began to smolder. The smoldering/burning power bank was contained but the flight crew elected to return to the airport after entering a holding pattern to burn fuel. A safe landing was made at 11:35 hours local time.
Photos show soot/heat damage in the overhead locker at seat row 43.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/cz396#1ef55ecb
ASN Safety issue: Lithium-ion battery incident
Location
Media:
China Southern CZ396 on Dec 23rd returned to Penang due to power bank fire. pic.twitter.com/3MhsUZtsl3
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) December 23, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2018 13:43 | harro | Added |
| 23-Dec-2018 13:51 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2018 14:29 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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