21.3069° N, 157.8583° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 13, 2016 · 12:14 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolul Internatioal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
KALF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
HL7498
Reported as
Boeing B-747
People aboard
271
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Korean air flight 053 landed in Honolulu and wrote in the a/c log:
1. Seat 17A inop.
2. Fire extinguisher (H20) used due to mobile phone battery pressure with seat - burning smell.
2/14/16 - Inspection by ASI crd of the battery charger showed evidence of charring and/or electrical short within the case of the charger.
As the FAA filed it
KOREAN AIR FLIGHT 053 LANDED IN HONOLULU AND WROTE IN THE A/C LOG:
1. SEAT 17A INOP.
2. FIRE EXTINGUISHER (H20) USED DUE TO MOBILE PHONE BATTERY PRESSURE WITH SEAT - BURNING SMELL.
2/14/16 - INSPECTION BY ASI CRD OF THE BATTERY CHARGER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CHARRING AND/OR ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE CASE OF THE CHARGER.