FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
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Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#2Here's the actual release: https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsI...
Might as well just quote it in full:
> In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage.
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#3If I understood this correctly, this is based on a higher (but unknown to consumers?) chance that the Galaxy Note 7 's battery could explode during flight and catch fire. Then, what would be considered a chance high enough that a laptop battery's explosion would not be a concern? Would it be safer to lock these phones into an explosion-proof box before they onboard the flight?
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#4Thanks Samsung for ruining lucky 7.
:-)
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#5If I understood this correctly, this is based on a higher (but unknown to consumers?) chance that the Galaxy Note 7 's battery could explode during flight and catch fire. Then, what would be considered a chance high enough that a laptop battery's explosion would not be a concern? Would it be safer to lock these phones into an explosion-proof box before they onboard the flight?
Oh, probably just the GLOBAL RECALL of that model in particular, due to actual BATTERY FIRES, or whatever. [0]
[0] http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-to-recall-galaxy-note-7-...
But yeah, other than that, who knows?
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#6If I understood this correctly, this is based on a higher (but unknown to consumers?) chance that the Galaxy Note 7 's battery could explode during flight and catch fire. Then, what would be considered a chance high enough that a laptop battery's explosion would not be a concern? Would it be safer to lock these phones into an explosion-proof box before they onboard the flight?
Every story I've read has either had an incident while the Phone charging. Any reports of incidents while the device was simply being used? Or even more unlikely, powered down?
Note that the the FAA is just encouraging you to (1) Not check them in luggage (where nobody can put a fire out easily), (2) Not charge them, (3) Use them inflight.
I haven't seen any problems with the phone in a powered down state - anybody else?
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#7"Urge."??? I think they can do better
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#8Big gubmint taking away my liberty to burn up an airplane full of passengers with my shoddy cell phone. Trump will fix this.
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#9If I understood this correctly, this is based on a higher (but unknown to consumers?) chance that the Galaxy Note 7 's battery could explode during flight and catch fire. Then, what would be considered a chance high enough that a laptop battery's explosion would not be a concern? Would it be safer to lock these phones into an explosion-proof box before they onboard the flight?
The risk is only while the Samsung device is charging (as I recall?). As for other devices, I suppose they could issue the warning "please do not hit your device with a hammer during flight".
Fun fact I read recently: more than a million people are in the air at any one time, globally. If laptop batteries exploded even rarely, we'd hear about it.
Re: FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
#10If I understood this correctly, this is based on a higher (but unknown to consumers?) chance that the Galaxy Note 7 's battery could explode during flight and catch fire. Then, what would be considered a chance high enough that a laptop battery's explosion would not be a concern? Would it be safer to lock these phones into an explosion-proof box before they onboard the flight?
This is actually my #1 fear in flying in 2016.
Some rough baggage packing under the plane that damages a laptop battery in the gate checked bag. Every time I fly I watch people gate check bags with laptops and more even after the announcement to "remove all lithium batteries & electronics".
I wish more people understood how dangerous this could be and would take 3 minutes to take electronics out and carry them on board with them.