Litium battery thermal event Incident Boeing 777-322ER N2645U ?,
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Date:Saturday 7 April 2018
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B77W model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-322ER
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N2645U ?
MSN: 64989/1548
Year of manufacture:2018
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:EWR-TLV -
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR)
Destination airport:Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On flight 90, from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV), a passengers’ iPad became wedged in their seat, became very hot and began to emit smoke. It was placed in a containment bag. No injuries or damage were reported.

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jan-2019 17:43 harro Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]

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