Lithium-Ion Batteries Linked to Airplane Fires

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday July 17, 2006 @08:48AM from the mine-keep-not-exploding dept.

smellsofbikes writes "The National Safety Transportation Board thinks it's possible that lithium-ion batteries caused a fire that destroyed a United Parcel Service airplane on Feb 8, 2006. The FAA already bans non-rechargeable lithium batteries from air shipment because aircraft don't carry fire suppression equipment capable of extinguishing lithium fires. The interesting thing is: these batteries aren't being used or charged, they're just being shipped: spontaneous battery combustion. Is this something that happens in the back of computer stores, or just on airplanes?"

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Re:Yes!!! by Captain+Splendid · 2006-07-17 09:40 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Quick tip: The reason a lot of FPs are done by ACs is due to the fact that it can quite easily fail, and provide embarrasment (as you can now see). So don't forget that 'Post as AC' checkbox next time, k?

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