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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 2020 |
| Time: | c. 22:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-990ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N285AK |
| MSN: | 60577/6862 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Columbus, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Alaska Airlines flight AS29, a Boeing 737-990ER, diverted to Columbus-John Glenn International Airport, Ohio, USA, reportedly after an in-flight lithium battery thermal runaway event in a laptop.
The flight was en route over Ohio at FL360 at the time of the incident. At 22:55 UTC the flight crew initiated a descent for a safe landing at Columbus at 23:16 UTC.
The aircraft was able to continue the flight two and a half hours after landing.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n285ak#251b4c06
Media:
#as29 diverting to @columbusairport #arff meeting plane for a laptop battery #lithiumion @AviationSafety fire is contained. pic.twitter.com/rzVZNAzpNU
— Kevin (@kcmhflyer) August 2, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 08:21 | harro | Added |
| 03-Aug-2020 08:27 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2020 08:28 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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