Crew and passengers on a JetBlue flight extinguished a backpack fire that was ignited by a lithium-ion battery as passengers were still boarding. The FAA has reported that as of early October, there have been 60 on-board incidents involving the batteries. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more.
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#Plane #Battery #FAA
Icant bring A FERRET onboard but people are literally bringing EXPLOSIVES onboard without a care in the world. 🤣🤣🤣💅🏾
So does the FAA really think because they say lithium-ion batteries are not allowed in checked baggage that people don’t pack those batteries in their checked luggage? Unless every single checked piece of luggage is opened and inspected before it is loaded onto the plane, lithium-ion batteries are in checked baggage in the belly of the plane.
every piece of checked luggage is scanned though… so they are detectable, the rule just is not enforced. If these incidents continue, I can see a situation where the FAA would issue a regulation to hold any checked bags that contain batteries.
@Mark ThompkinsIt happened with a carry on bag, it happens with people’s phones. There are bags that help contain the fire, everybody should be required to have those bags for all their devices.
this why you don’t over charge your phone mine is at 100 perecent before i board and when i land 3 hr it at 75%
Future terrorist bomb? Be safe.
If they knew lithium was in those devices why would they allow it?
Cos they’re in all kinds of batteries: phones, laptops, etc. People need those when they travel.
@ZombieTomato They could have told them turn them off so it wouldn’t be a hazard. Danger of lives is more important than your access privileges like texting while you drive.
@Tajesh KaliaThey can still explode when turned off.
@ZombieTomato They only overheat if it’s turned on so that doesn’t make any sense
This is weird so for a few decade we been boarding planes trains buses with them and non of this ever happened back in the days unless you had a knock off brand from china but now currently this year all of them are exploding even if it’s not a knock off ? Did they sign contracts to the wrong company for a budget cut or something ?
I would assume this is due to the rapid proliferation of lithium devices rather than the cell chemistries themselves. Also, many years ago, phones and other portable electronic devices were usually powered by NiMH cells which are much less combustible than the common consumer lithium cells.
@SMOKEULithium is way more dangerous. It’s weirdly sensitive to both high and low voltage. If you overcharge or discharge too fast it explodes. Protection circuits exist but can fail.
And this is why you are not allowed to have lithium batteries in the cargo hold. When I was working with the airlines, we would take your items out and have you claim them. Because if your item causes any problems you can be charged for it. You can even be charged for having a destructive item in the cargo hold.
So why doesn’t TSA do anything? Because the TSA is lazy. They are required to take it out and have you claim it. Lithium battery devices are banned in ALL Cargo holds unless in a special container that can prevent a fire. This is under FAA and NTSB flight rules. If only TSA would actually do their jobs.
What can people do to help or about the situation?
There are fire resistant bags that you can put your phone in. Some planes carry them but people should be required to have them to fly, I guess. I bought one for $10 on eBay, I can’t guarantee it works, though.
I’m keeping my ⛽️ gas power car
same i had mine for 1 day then I returned it once i learned the replacement price for the already 40 percent depleted battery was $20.000.00 the cost of the car
Somebody just died in a house fire in Portland last night due to a suspected ion battery malfunction. 😢 is very alarming
Cellphones should be kept in a fireproof safe somewhere safe and handed back out after flight.
All the exploding batteries are Made in China with fake temperature controllers that does not regulate heat. Buy at your own risk!!!
simple solution, forbid everyone to charge to their portable battery during flight
After deliberately destroying several 18650 cells (far away from any buildings or other people etc), I can attest to how quickly these cells can go up in flame. Simply piercing the cell, or squashing it can easily result in an extremely violent fire that is both difficult to extinguish, as well as the risk of a later flare up, in some cases, days later (if it’s a big battery like in an EV).
Solution: LiFePO4. Although these cells have about 1/3 less energy density than the common “dangerous” cells, they are an extremely inert chemistry, relative to the other consumer-level chemistries available.
Lithium batteries will eventually be replaced by new technology by 2030.
Kinda scary
Why would you pour water on a Lithium battery fire ?
water and lithium 😅😅😅😅😅
Why do they explode? What’s the risk of it happening on the ground like at home?
Nobody knows, sometimes they just do. There are several cases of phones or laptops catching fire spontaneously at home. Fairly rare, but has killed people. I remember one case of a person who was charging their phone in bed and died due to the fire.
That is _effin_ scary!