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Boeing 737-890 (WL) Alaska Airlines N538AS 41188/4045 Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 163 0 None over Pacific Ocean - United States of America En route Passenger - Scheduled Bellingham Airport, WA (BLI/KBLI) Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL)

Alaska Airlines flight AS807 was involved in an incident over the Pacific Ocean when a passenger's smartphone burst into flames in the passenger cabin.

The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was en route between Bellingham Airport, Washington and Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii and 90 minutes before landing when the incident occurred.

The passenger described to local media that her iPhone 6 smartphone began emitting 8-inch (20 cm) flames. It fell on the ground under another passenger's seat. Flight crew members then quickly extinguished the fire.



The flight continued and landed normally at 21:42 HST.

Sources:

A local girl got the shock of her life last night when her iPhone burst into flames midair on a flight to Hawaii. Posted by KOMO News on Friday, 18 March 2016

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Los Angeles - International (KLAX / LAX)

26 December 2015; (c) John Smitherman

Photo of N538AS courtesy AirHistory.net

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