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11-30-2011, 02:49 PM
Apple iPhone spontaneously combusts aboard flight in Australia
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An Apple iPhone spontaneously began smoking and emitting a red glow while aboard an airplane in Australia. Passengers aboard Regional Express flight ZL319 were welcomed to their destination in Sydney.
Regional Express (Rex) flight ZL319 operating from Lismore to Sydney today had an occurrence after landing, when a passenger's mobile phone started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke accompanied by a red glow.
In accordance with company standard safety procedures, the Flight Attendant carried out recovery actions immediately and the red glow was extinguished successfully.
All passengers and crew on board were unharmed.
The matter has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) as well as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for investigation and directions.
The mobile phone in question appears to be an Apple iPhone (see picture above) and has been handed over to ATSB for analysis.
CASA has been previously warned about problems like this happening with lithium ion batteries in aircraft so we just might be seeing more of these reports in the near future, as more and more equipment is packing lithium cells inside their tiny electronic bodies!
NEWS SOURCE: iPhone Explodes (via) BGR ("")
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An Apple iPhone spontaneously began smoking and emitting a red glow while aboard an airplane in Australia. Passengers aboard Regional Express flight ZL319 were welcomed to their destination in Sydney.
Regional Express (Rex) flight ZL319 operating from Lismore to Sydney today had an occurrence after landing, when a passenger's mobile phone started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke accompanied by a red glow.
In accordance with company standard safety procedures, the Flight Attendant carried out recovery actions immediately and the red glow was extinguished successfully.
All passengers and crew on board were unharmed.
The matter has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) as well as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for investigation and directions.
The mobile phone in question appears to be an Apple iPhone (see picture above) and has been handed over to ATSB for analysis.
CASA has been previously warned about problems like this happening with lithium ion batteries in aircraft so we just might be seeing more of these reports in the near future, as more and more equipment is packing lithium cells inside their tiny electronic bodies!
NEWS SOURCE: iPhone Explodes (via) BGR ("")