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Old 01-21-2013 | 04:57 PM
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From: B-767 Captain
Red face A Lot of Incidents

Originally Posted by Moby Dick
Lithium ion batteries are a huge fire hazard. You cannot carry them on passenger airplanes if you're shipping them. They are "Cargo Aircraft Only" hazmat.
AINSafety today (1/21/13) printed a report stating that since March 20, 2012, there have been 132 incidents of either an overheat or fire involving lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. Most of the reported incidents occurred in either a cargo aircraft (makes the freight dogs wag their tails) or with passenger personal devices. The JAL Dreamliner fire at BOS is the latest exception. That's a LOT of incidents in less than four months.

Y'All be careful.
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