Litium battery thermal event Incident Airbus A320-271N VT-IJV,
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Date:Thursday 14 April 2022
Time:05:55 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-271N
Owner/operator:IndiGo Airlines
Registration: VT-IJV
MSN: 9391
Year of manufacture:2019
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Dibrugarh - Delhi -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Airport (DIB/VEMN)
Destination airport:Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E2037, an Airbus A320neo, was en route between Dibrugarh and Delhi, India, when the smaprthone of the passenger in seat 30C began emitting sparks and smoke.
The flight crew used the onboard fire extinguisher and the flight was able to continue to Delhi.

Sources:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mobile-phone-fire-scare-on-a-domestic-flight-crew-uses-extinguisher/articleshow/90851452.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/6e2037#2b7c7934

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2022 16:50 harro Added
14-Apr-2022 16:51 harro Updated

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