Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Tway Air Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration HL8579 performing flight TW-634 from Sanya (China) to Cheongju (South Korea) with 32 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute when a passenger’s power bank began to emit smoke. Three cabin crew submerged the power bank in water and secured it into a container, however, those three cabin crew as well as 5 passengers inhaled smoke. The aircraft continued to destination for a landing without further incident. The three affected cabin crew were taken to a hospital, the affected passengers returned home.

The airline reported a passenger’s power bank emitted smoke, cabin crew placed the battery into water, however, three cabin crew and five passengers inhaled smoke. The cabin crew was taken to a hospital.

South Korea’s Ministry of Transport is investigating the occurrence and checks also whether the power bank’s capacity and power bank complied with regulations.