# SDR E3MA2026101400008

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 8, 2026
- Submitted: October 14, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N579ME](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579ME), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus EC135T3
- Registry model: [Airbus EC135T3](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-deutschland-ec135t3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 2279
- Aircraft time: 657 hours, 2,033 cycles
- System (JASC): [5100 · Standard Practices/Structures](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5100)
- Part: Battery
- Condition: Pax Error
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: M, B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/E3MA2026101400008

## Discrepancy

CARRY ON LITHIUM-ION BATTERY HAD A THERMAL RUNAWAY. SMOKE IN CABIN AREA.

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