ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190514
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 October 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N422WN |
| MSN: | 29826/1093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Louisville International Airport, KY (SDF) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Louisville International Airport, KY |
| Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN994 was evacuated through the left hand forward exit after smoke developed in the cabin while the aircraft, a Boeing 737, was still parked at the gate at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky.
The flight was preparing for departure to Baltimore/Washington International Airport when the lithium battery of a Samsung Note 7 apparently began overheating.
The owner stated to ABC News that it was a replacement Note 7, which is supposed to be free of a battery defect that has sparked fires and prompted a recall.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/smoking-samsung-note7-prompts-airline-evacuation/story?id=42593666
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n422wn
Litium battery safety with listing of other incidents: https://aviation-safety.net/database/issue/lithium.php
Media:
'Fixed' Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device reportedly catches fire on plane.https://t.co/BmAU5BS3Da pic.twitter.com/nL9AtDi5RG
— BBC News Asia (@BBCNewsAsia) 6 oktober 2016
Southwest Airlines flight evacuated after a Samsung phone - a replacement Note7 - fills the cabin with smoke. https://t.co/DjR5BAlw8e pic.twitter.com/TFoXNM18TG
— ABC News (@ABC) 5 oktober 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2016 06:28 | harro | Added |
| 06-Oct-2016 06:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 06-Oct-2016 06:36 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code] |
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