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| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 2023 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N77259 |
| MSN: | 43462/8114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5184 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) |
| Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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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