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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 catches fire in aircraft in Chennai

NEW DELHI: A Samsung Note 2 led to a sparks and smoke in an IndiGo flight flying
between Singapore and Chennai on Friday morning, said a Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) official. Confirming the incident, IndiGo said that 'a
few passengers travelling on 6E­054 flight from Singapore to Chennai noticed the
smoke smell in the cabin this morning (September 23, 2016) and immediately
alerted the cabin crew on board.'

"The crew quickly identified minor smoke coming from the hat­rack of seat 23 C. Taking
the precautionary measure, the cabin crew on priority relocated all passengers on other
seats, and further observed smoke being emitted from a Samsung Note 2, which was
placed in the baggage (of a passenger) in the overhead bin. There was no fire observed
but sparks were observed," the airline said in a statement.

The statement adds that the crew discharged the fire extinguisher which is as per the
Standard Operating Procedures prescribed by the aircraft manufacturer, 'and quickly
transferred the Samsung note 2 into a container filled with water in lavatory. The aircraft
made a normal landing at Chennai airport, and all passengers were deplaned as per
normal procedure. This equipment (Samsung mobile) will be further examined by the
concerned departments.'

The DGCA is likely to meet Samsung officials on Monday. "We had called Samsung to
discuss the issue on Monday," said a senior DGCA official. A statement from Samsung is
awaited.

The smoke and Sparks from Samsung Note 2 has been reported at a time when the
Indian aviation regulator has put restrictions on using Samsung's Galaxy Note 7
smartphone on flights. The Indian regulator's action was after a growing list of nations that
have taken similar steps citing potential fire hazard.

The DGCA, in an order issued on September 9, 2016, had banned passengers from
carrying Galaxy 7 in 'switch on' mode on flights or stowing them in any checked in
baggage.

Passenger can, however, carry such phone in 'switch off' mode and in cabin baggage, it
said in Friday's order.

The warning followed a global recall of the phones after reports of the devices exploding
or catching fire. Samsung investigated the problem and found that the rechargeable
batteries inside the phones were at fault.