Boeing 777-300ER (PH-BVP): Power bank fire in the cabin over the UK; crew extinguished it and the flight returned to Amsterdam.
Known facts
- Flight KL735 Amsterdam → Curaçao, 17 Sep 2026.
- A passenger power bank caught fire in the cabin while the aircraft was in the London FIR.
- KLM said crew followed procedures, extinguished the fire and cooled the device in water; the aircraft returned to Amsterdam.
- The UK AAIB transferred the case to the Dutch Safety Board (OVV), which has opened an investigation.
Unknown / not claimed
- How the fire started — under OVV investigation.
- Injury details (press report one minor injury).
Sources
- Dutch Safety Board (OVV) — investigation page — Tier A — investigator
- NL Times (ANP) — KLM statement — Tier B — national wire
- NU.nl — Tier B — national press
Confidence label
Labeled Confirmed per the TurbineWire methodology. Steve moves labels as sourcing improves; corrections get a timestamp, not a shrug. Material changes append under Updates rather than silently rewriting the original card.
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