Incident Airbus A321-211 (WL) B-321S, Monday 27 October 2025
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Date:Monday 27 October 2025
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A321 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-211 (WL)
Owner/operator:West Air
Registration: B-321S
MSN: 7348
Year of manufacture:2016
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Incident
Location:Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) -   China
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ)
Destination airport:Jinan-Yaoqiang Airport (TNA/ZSJN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
West Air flight PN6333, an Airbus A321-200, was at the gate at Shenzhen (SZX) when during the boarding process, a passenger's power bank suddenly emitted smoke. The crew immediately responded by containing the device. No one was injured and the aircraft was not damaged. The subsequent flight took off at 11:45.

Sources:

https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/airbus-a321-200-b-321s-west-air/385514
https://i.carnoc.com/detail/643568

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2025 09:07 FlyWolf Added
28-Oct-2025 09:09 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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