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| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-175LR |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection |
| Registration: | N285SY ? |
| MSN: | 17000751 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| IAH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A lithium battery of a vape pen suffered a thermal runaway on board a Delta Air Lines jet at New York's La Guardia Airport.
Flames were observed in an overhead bin near seat row 10 during the boarding or deplaning process.
Conflicting news reports indicate the incident happened during boarding at La Guardia for a flight to Houston (IAH) or on 'Delta flight 3834', which is a service from IAH to LGA.
Sources:
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/13/vape-pen-battery-delays-laguardia-houston-flight/
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/travel/video-vape-pen-causes-fire-on-crowded-delta-flight/77-729979fe-4794-441e-9168-96e2d1211293
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n285sy
Location
Media:
A flight was grounded at NY's LaGuardia Airport after an overheated battery pack caused a fire in the overhead baggage compartment. Two NowThis producers were onboard the flight headed to Houston. Footage credit: Kyle Henry pic.twitter.com/kOsaqUL2KE
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) 13 februari 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2019 08:10 | harro | Added |
| 14-Feb-2019 08:14 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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