Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 737 MAX 8 N77259,
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Date:Tuesday 7 February 2023
Time:c. 07:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B38M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N77259
MSN: 43462/8114
Year of manufacture:2021
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN)
Destination airport:Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
United Airlines flight UA2664, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, returned to San Diego International Airport shortly after take-off when the crew reported a laptop fire in the cabin.
The San Diego Fire Department later said that it was an external lithium ion battery pack that had suffered a thermal runaway.

Sources:

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/airplane-returns-to-san-diego-airport-after-fire-on-board/
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/united-flight-returns-to-san-diego-airport-due-to-laptop-fire-onboard
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua2664#2f1c68d6

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