ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220154
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| Date: | Friday 18 May 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N480UA |
| MSN: | 1555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) |
| KORD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On flight 426 during taxi-out, a passenger was using a charger/power pack to charge a cell phone. A pillow was on top of the device and the device began to overheat and emit smoke. The device was put into a containment bag and the flight returned to the g
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