Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 777-232LR N702DN ?,
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Date:Monday 12 March 2018
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-232LR
Owner/operator:Delta Air Lines
Registration: N702DN ?
MSN: 29741/704
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:SYD-LAX -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) [VH]
Destination airport:KLAX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On flight 40 from Sydney, Australia (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX), a passenger's iPhone became wedged in his seat and began to smoke. The passenger was moved to another seat while the flight attendant removed the phone and placed it in a containment bag. The

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22 June 2017 N702DN Delta Air Lines 0 far east of Japan unk
Inflight smoke

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