| Date: | 16-SEP-2019 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 UTC |
| Type: | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Etihad Airways |
| Registration: | A6-BLA |
| C/n / msn: | 39646 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | West of Ireland - Atlantic Ocean |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) |
Etihad Airways flight EY131 from Abu Dhabi to Washington, D.C. diverted to Dublin, Ireland following a thermal runaway of a lithium battery of a passenger's tablet device.
The situation was managed swiftly by the crew and the aircraft landed safely in Dublin at 16:34 UTC. The device was removed and the aircraft continued to its destination two hours later.
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