Litium battery thermal event Incident Airbus A320-251N VT-ISS, Sunday 19 October 2025
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Date:Sunday 19 October 2025
Time:06:56 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-251N
Owner/operator:IndiGo Airlines
Registration: VT-ISS
MSN: 10332
Year of manufacture:2020
Engine model:CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -   India
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP)
Destination airport:Dimapur Airport (DMU/VEMR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E2107, an Airbus A320-251N, was taxiing for departure at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) when a passenger's power bank, stored in the seat back pocket, suffered a thermal runaway event.
Cabin crew members contained the situation and the aircraft was cleared to depart with a delay of 2 hours.

Sources:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/fire-scare-on-indigo-flight-passengers-power-bank-sparks-blaze-while-taxiing-at-delhi-airport-crew-extinguishes-blaze/articleshow/124697664.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/6e2107#3cbaf299

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

27 March 2024 VT-ISS IndiGo Airlines 0 Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC) min
Collision with other aircraft on apron

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Oct-2025 14:59 ASN Added
31-Oct-2025 15:00 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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