Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An Air France Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCO performing flight AF-914 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Accra (Ghana), was enroute about three hours into the flight when a passenger’s mobile phone battery began to emit electrical smell, heat and smoke prompting cabin crew to recover the smartphone and discharge fire extinguishers and water onto the battery. The battery was subsequently put into a secure container. The aircraft continued to Accra for a safe landing about 6:45 hours after departure from Paris.

A passenger reported there was suddenly a pungent electrical odour, the passenger checked his phone which was okay, then looked around. One of the seat neighbours had the smartphone on charge and understood it was that phone that was about to suffer a thermal runaway. Cabin crew got hold of the phone, put it onto the floor and discharged two or three fire bottles and cans of water onto it, then took it away in a secure container.