Flight Safety Information February 21, 2017 - No. 038 Incident: KLM B737 at Gothenburg on Feb 14th 2017, could not fully retract gear Incident: Spring A320 near Shenyang on Feb 18th 2017, smartphone charger in overhead locker catches fire Beechcraft B200 Super King Air...Collision with Terrain (Australia) Incident: KLM B737 at Gothenburg on Feb 14th 2017, could not fully retract gear A KLM Boeing 737-700, registration PH-BGI performing flight KL-1152 from Gothenburg (Sweden) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing out of Gothenburg's runway 03 when the crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet due to an abnormal gear indication following gear retraction. The aircraft entered a hold and returned to Gothenburg for a safe landing on runway 03 about 25 minutes after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then departed again and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 3.5 hours. A passenger reported the captain announced the gear could not be properly retracted. The aircraft was repaired on the ground in Gothenburg and departed again after about 3.5 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4a5318ce&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Spring A320 near Shenyang on Feb 18th 2017, smartphone charger in overhead locker catches fire A Spring Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-9965 performing flight 9C-8617 from Harbin (China) to Nagoya (Japan), was enroute at 10,400 meters (FL341) about 50nm eastnortheast of Shenyang (China) when passengers observed a fire in one of the overhead lockers. While cabin crew discharged fire extinguishers into the overhead locker and submerged charger (power bank) and smartphone of a passenger, which had caught fire in the overhead lock, in a water container, the flight crew initiated a diversion into Shenyang, where the aircraft landed safely about 23 minutes later. Emergency services did not need to intervene anymore, the cabin crew had brought the situation fully under control and cooled down the charger/batteries. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Nagoya with a total delay of 6.5 hours. The airline reported a passenger had put his smartphone, connected to a battery driven charger (power bank), into the overhead locker. About 35 minutes after departure passengers observed smoke and fire from the overhead locker. Cabin crew discharged fire extinguishers and subsequently submerged charger containing a Lithium battery and smartphone (also containing a Lithium battery) in a water container effectively extinguishing the fire and stopping the thermal runaway. The remains of charger and smartphone: http://avherald.com/h?article=4a5309fb&opt=0 Back to Top Beechcraft B200 Super King Air Collision with Terrain (Australia) Date: 21-FEB-2017 Time: 09:00 LT Type: Beechcraft B200 Super King Air Owner/operator: Private Registration: VH-ZCR C/n / msn: BB-1544 Fatalities: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Essendon, Essendon Fields, Melbourne, VIC - Australia Phase: Take off Nature: Non Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Essendon (MEB/YMEN) Destination airport: King Island (KNS/YKII) Narrative: The ATSB is investigating the collision with terrain involving B200 King Air registered VH-ZCR at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, on 21 February 2017. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=193737 Curt Lewis