Zitat

---

INDIANAPOLIS – A plane on its way to Indianapolis made an emergency landing in Little Rock Thursday after a passenger’s electronic cigarette caught fire. [...]

Officials said the passenger was attempting to use the cigarette in the airplane's bathroom, which started a fire.

The fire was put out with extinguishers and did not cause any injuries, according to American Airlines. The incident was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration. [...]

The TSA blog notes e-cigarettes, vape pens and other nicotine systems are permitted on planes, but the lithium batteries used in the devices are fire hazards and should not be packed in baggage.

According the FAA, "these devices are battery powered and have a heating element that vaporizes liquid."

FAA rules include:

Devices are prohibited in checked baggage and may only be carried in the aircraft cabin (in carry-on baggage or on your person).
They may not be used or charged on the aircraft.
When a carry-on bag is checked at the gate or planeside, all electronic cigarette and vaping devices, along with any spare lithium batteries, must be removed from the bag and kept with the passenger in the aircraft cabin.

---

Quelle: Fire from e-cigarette causes emergency landing for Indy-bound American Airlines plane

Leider nicht die seriöseste Quelle, die Meldung findet sich auch auf diversen anderen kleineren Nachrichtenportalen. Nähere Details konnte ich nicht finden, kann mir irgendwie nicht so genau vorstellen, wie da wo ein Feuer entstanden sein soll. Wer weiß, vielleicht haben die Flugbegleiter den Dampf mit Rauch verwechselt?