Service difficulty report · Battery · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
August 21, 2026
Submitted
August 25, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
3928
Aircraft time
53,979 hours, 21,691 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Overheated
Location
Pax Computer
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INTO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT A PASSENGERS LAPTOP STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE AT SEAT ROW 17 - THE CABIN CREW UTILIZED A FIRE CONTAINMENT BAG TO CONTAIN THE LAPTOP AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WHERE IT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE USED FIRE CONTAINMENT BAG FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND INSTALLED A NEW BAG IN THE G2 CLOSET

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