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| Date: | Friday 1 December 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VGEM |
| MSN: | 1215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | MAN-JFK -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight from Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN) to New York, NY (JFK), a passenger's cellular phone became began to overheat. The passenger notified a flight attendant who placed the cellular phone in a thermal containment bag. The aircraft continued to its destination.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/vs127#330bd1bb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2025 18:26 | ASN | Added |
| 26-Mar-2025 08:00 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, ] |
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