V-Air ZV 252 occurrence
Category
Fire/Smoke(Non-Impact)(F-NI)
Type
Airbus Industrie/A321-200
Date
2016-05-06
Area
Outside Airport/enroute/about 306km NE from Taoyuan International Airport
Description
On May 6, 2016, V-Air passenger flight ZV 252, an A321-200 aircraft, national registration number B-22610, took off from Taoyuan International Airport at 2226 Taipei local time for Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan. Shortly reaching cruising altitude, the flight crew members requested air turn-back due to cabin smoke. The smoke was resulted from burning-out of a non-genuine power bank which carried by a passenger. The aircraft returned Taoyuan International Airport and landed safely at 2321. On board passengers and crew members were all safe.