Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N558UW performing flight AA-357 from Philadelphia,PA to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 160 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing through FL280 out of Philadelphia when the crew decided to divert to Washington Dulles,DC (USA) reporting a fire in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Dulles’ runway 19C about 20 minutes later.

The FAA reported: “American Airlines Flight 357 landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia around 11:50 a.m. local time on Saturday, Aug. 23, after the crew reported a fire in one of the passenger rows. The Airbus A321 departed Philadelphia International Airport and was headed to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The FAA will investigate.”

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Washington after a passenger’s device emitted smoke, the device was quickly contained by cabin crew.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 21 hours, then continued the journey to Phoenix.