Litium battery thermal event Incident McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N432AA, Friday 8 August 2008
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Date:Friday 8 August 2008
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N432AA
MSN: 49350/1376
Year of manufacture:1987
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:DCA-DFW -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA)
Destination airport:Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
While in flight, a passenger on American Airlines flight 1539 from Washington National to Dallas Ft Worth, noticed his Dell laptop was smoking. The passenger removed the battery pack and gave it to a flight attendant. The flight attendant placed the batte

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Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jun-2024 09:12 ASN Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source]
14-Jun-2024 09:12 ASN Updated [Cn]

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