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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8642E |
| MSN: | 42525/5022 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | BWI-RSW -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | KBWI |
| KRSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On flight 1519 from Baltimore (BWI) to Fort Meyers (RSW) a li-ion battery in a passenger's carry-on bag overheated. The passenger gave the battery to the flight attendant and it was placed in a containment bag and cooled with water. The unprotected batter
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| 8 October 2021 | N8642E | Southwest Airlines | 0 | Lexington, Virginia | |
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