Originally Posted by
Phantom Flyer
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.

Let's get the calculator out!