# Incident 20160112001419I: Boeing 717-200, HI, January 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2016, 15:20 local time
- Place: HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N479HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: BMW Rolls BR-700 series (registry code 09500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bmw-rolls-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717-200
- Reported engine: BMW ROLLS BR 700 SERIES
- People aboard: 133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,157 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160112001419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT BETWEEN HONOLULU AND KAHULUI, MAUI A HAWAIIAN AIRLINES BOEING 717 FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A CARGO SMOKE INDICATION FROM THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT.  THE CREW COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE QRH (ABNORMAL) PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.  UPON LANDING IN KAHULUI THE FLIGHT AND CABIN CREW ASSESSED THE NEED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FIRE INDICATIONS HAD CEASED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE WITH A CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE ESCORT.  UPON DEPLANING ALL THE PASSENGERS THE AFT CARGO BAY WAS OPENED AND INVESTIGATED.  TWO ITEMS OF LUGGAGE WERE DETERMINED TO BE AFFECTED BY THE FIRE.  ONE OF THOSE ITEMS CONTAINED AN E-CIGARETTE THAT HAD EITHER BEEN LEFT ON BY THE PASSENGER, OR HAD TURNED ON ACCIDENTALLY DURING TRANSPORT.  THE COTTON FILAMENT IN THE E-CIGARETTE IGNITED DUE TO HEAT AND CAUSED THE ENSUING FIRE.  HAWAIIAN AIRLINES PROHIBITS THE CARRIAGE OF E-CIGARETTES IN CHECKED LUGGAGE.  THE BAG WAS CHECKED IN AT THE TERMINAL KIOSK IN HONOLULU BY A FAMILY MEMBER TRAVELING WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PASSENGER.  THE CONTENTS OF THE BAG DID NOT ADHERE TO THE AIRLINES CONTRACT OF CARRIAGE AGREEMENT.  THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON WAS IDENTIFIED AND QUESTIONED REGARDING THE E-CIGARETTE DEVICE.  THE PERSON INDICATED THE ON/OFF SWITCH ON THE DEVICE MAY HAVE BEEN LOOSE.   THE OWNER OF THE BAGGAGE CONTAINING THE E-CIGARETTE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE FAA SECURITY AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY DIVISION.  (ASH)

## Other reports on N479HA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010917025219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010917025219I), Sep 17, 2001: Boeing 717200 (N479HA), Kahului, HI. (-23) Pilot started right engine during pushback. He had a tailwind of at least 20 knots. Winds at time of start was 080 at 31 knots. The start went hot and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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