Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 767-332ER N1612T,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220135
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 21 August 2017
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B763 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 767-332ER
Owner/operator:Delta Air Lines
Registration: N1612T
MSN: 30575/838
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:PVG -NRT -
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:PVG
Destination airport:RJAA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight 296 Shanghai to Tokyo (PVG -NRT), during cruise at FL370, a flight attendant notified the pilot that there was a fire in the mid cabin and that the cabin was filled with smoke. A battery charger device was found to be the source of the smoke and it

Sources:

FAA

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
24 December 2018 N1612T Delta Air Lines 0 over Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky unk
Engine failure

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org