JetBlue A321 – Inflight Lithium Battery Fire
JetBlue A321 – Inflight Lithium Battery Fire. Flight 915 diverted to Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Michigan, USA after the lithium battery from a passenger’s laptop caught fire.
The aircraft, an Airbus A321, had departed New York-JFK International Airport at 18:25 EDT (22:25 UTC) May 30th on a service to San Francisco, California. While en route over Michigan at FL340 “smoke began emitting from a carry-on bag holding an electronic device,” according to JetBlue.
The flight crew diverted to Grand Rapids as a precaution. A safe landing was made at 20:13 EDT (00:13 UTC). The flight was continued after a two-hour stopover at Grand Rapids.
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