Incident · 2006-12-15

NTSB case DEN07IA037 · Boeing 737-824 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-12-15
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-824 (N24202)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Continental Airlines, Inc.

Probable cause

A short circuit in the primary (non-rechargeable) battery, most likely due to it being recharged. This internal short led to thermal runaway, battery failure, and an explosion.

Source: NTSB case DEN07IA037

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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