Litium battery thermal event Incident ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220119
 
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Date:Thursday 15 December 2016
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Owner/operator:American Airlines
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:DFW-IND -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW)
Destination airport:KIND
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
American Airlines flight 1129, which was en route from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX to Indianapolis IN, diverted to Little Rock, AR, after a passenger observed that his e-cigarette had overheated and was emitting smoke. The cabin crew used fire extinguishers to

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