Brann/røykalarmer - Curt Lewis

Incident: Indigo A320 enroute on Nov 11th 2017, smoking laptop  An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IGV performing flight 6E-445 from Thiruvananthapuram to Bangalore (India), was enroute when passengers near seat row 24 detected a burning odour and informed cabin crew. Cabin crew identified a bag in the overhead lockers was emitting smoke and sparks and discharged fire extinguishers onto and into the bag. Subsequently they discovered a laptop, that had overheated and was the source of the smoke, secured the laptop in a container filled with water and reseated passengers near that seat row. The aircraft continued the flight to destination and landed safely. The airline reported cabin crew detected the smoke of smell in the cabin, noticed minor sparks from a bag in an overhead locker near seat row 24, notified the flight crew and followed the necessary procedures including relocating passengers near seat row 24. The aircraft continued to destination for a normal landing. India's DGCA has been informed about the occurrence. There is serious doubt however that the laptop had become the hottest laptop on the planet.

Accident: China Southern B738 near Changsa on Nov 13th 2017, cargo smoke indication A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-5836 performing flight CZ-6406 from Nanjing to Guilin (China) with 151 passengers, was enroute at 7800 meters (FL256) about 90nm southwest of Changsa (China) when the crew received a cargo smoke indication and decided to divert to Changsa. The aircraft landed safely on Changsa's runway 36 about 20 minutes later. The crew initiated an emergency evacuation via slides, one passenger received injuries (sprained ankle) as result of the evacuation. Emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke. A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration B-6255 reached Guilin with a delay of 4 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Changsa about 9 hours after landing.

China Southern Airlines flight forced to make emergency landing after fire alarm goes off Plane bound for Guilin lands safely in Hunan capital, carrier says The CZ6406 flight was originally bound for the southern city of Guilin in Guangxi but was diverted to the Hunan capital, Changsha Television reported on its Weibo account at about 10.30pm. The flight landed safely in Changsha just before 10pm, the carrier said. Other planes near the Changsha airport were told to make way for the flight, the report said. The flight crew decided to make an emergency landing after the on-board fire alarm was triggered, the carrier said on Weibo at about 11pm. After the aircraft touched down, all 151 passengers left through the evacuation slides, the Weibo post said. One passenger suffered a minor ankle injury on a slide. An initial examination found no fire on the plane. The cause of the alarm is still under investigation, according to the carrier's post.