Rising number of lithium battery incidents on airplanes worry crew

Post by fomine3 » Mon, May 15, 2023, 6:26 AM UTC

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #43

akiselev wrote: post #23

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According to [1] the growth in smart phone market penetration was closer to 15-20% than 40% but definitely non-negligible over that time period. I assume smartphones are significantly likelier to have a battery accident than dumb cellphones due to the higher power requirements. On the other hand, iPads are definitely not that wide spread - that number is also far more strongly correlated. I'll admit I should have bee…

A lot of cheap gadgets from a certain large Asian country of dubious quality. E.g. a portable battery obtained from Amazon. It will be a no-name brand and may or may not meet the certifications it actually has printed on its label. We've basically ceded the gadget market to these producers, most of us don't have the money to buy a genuine Apple magsafe battery (or if we do, we feel like it isn't worth it).

Post by Lammy » Mon, May 15, 2023, 7:37 AM UTC

akiselev wrote: post #7

> A CBS News Investigation has discovered similar incidents have been happening much more frequently in the skies over the United States. The FAA verifies the number of lithium-Ion battery fires jumped more 42% [sic] in the last five years. I just checked several estimates of iPhone/iPad sales and number of Android users using a cursory Google search. Guess what? The increase in the number of fires correlates with gr…

Post by Haga » Mon, May 15, 2023, 8:12 AM UTC

VygmraMGVl wrote: post #3

zamadatix wrote: post #2

The article made it click for me why they seem to care so much about you damaging your electronics lost in the seats. Is there something about air travel that makes these batteries go or is it just a relatively uncommon thing that creates a common problem given the number of flights?

You're in an enclosed tube with lots of people, so fire is a lot worse. Most lithium ion battery fires in cabins are from loose vape batteries, probably shorting on keys or change. Some are from crushing pouch cells in tablets or phones, sometimes by seats. Besides that, there isn't anything about planes that is causing these fires.

Post by eimrine » Mon, May 15, 2023, 9:12 AM UTC

Post by ginja » Mon, May 15, 2023, 10:33 PM UTC

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ginja wrote: post #77

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You shouldn’t and, at least in Europe, any kind of spare battery is forbidden in checked luggage. You also shouldn’t use power banks at all during flight.

Wait what, Since when has that been the rule ? A laptop is a power bank to anything you plug into it by USB...