NO6243 - Incident: ETF B738 near Sharm el Sheikh on Jan 4th 2025
Created Sunday, Jan 5th 2025 15:34Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 5th 2025 15:34Z
An ETF Airways Boeing 737-800, registration 9A-ABC performing flight NO-6243 from Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was climbing out of Sharm el Sheikh's runway 04L when the crew stopped the climb at FL120 and entered a hold. A LED lightbar in the overhead lockers had caught fire, flight attendants extinguished the small fire with a fire extinguisher. The aircraft returned to Sharm el Sheikh for a safe landing on runway 04L about 30 minutes after departure.
The lightbar was repaired, then the aircraft departed again and reached Rome with a delay of about 4 hours.
A passenger reported the captain explained a LED lightbar, that had been installed recently, had caught fire. The entire lighting was isolated and they were safe to fly again.
Source: The Aviation Herald