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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-224ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N78013 |
| MSN: | 29861/243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | en route EWR-BCN -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN/LEBL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A passenger's power bank went into thermal runaway during a flight from Newark, NJ to Barcelona. The portable charger was reportedly set to the off position but connected to a cell phone in carry-on luggage when it began to burn and emit black smoke. The power bank was removed by airline personnel and placed into a Thermal Containment Bag. The device was surrendered to Spanish authorities upon landing.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightera.net/en/flight_details/United+Airlines/UA120/KEWR/2022-06-22
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 2022 | N78013 | United Airlines | 0 | en route DEN-HNL |  |
non |
| Lithium battery thermal event | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2025 18:50 | ASN | Added |
| 14-Aug-2025 08:05 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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