What was found
CARRY ON LITHIUM-ION BATTERY HAD A THERMAL RUNAWAY. SMOKE IN CABIN AREA.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2026
- Submitted
- October 14, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579ME
- Make and model
- Airbus EC135T3
- Aircraft serial
- 2279
- Aircraft time
- 657 hours, 2,033 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5100 · Standard Practices/Structures
- Part
- Battery
- Condition
- Pax Error
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.