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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a warning regarding the effectiveness of fire containment products.<\/p>\nThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a warning regarding the effectiveness of fire containment products.<\/p>\n
In October 2016, the agency filed a paper with the United Nations (UN), revealing the potential dangers of lithium-ion batteries when stored in close proximity to aerosol cans. According to the paper, lithium-ion batteries — the kind commonly used in laptops, smartphones, tablets and similar consumer electronics — can overheat and explode when stored next to an aerosol can. Such explosions have the potential to disable an aircraft’s fire suppression system, creating a serious safety hazard for passengers.<\/p>\n
There’s been a growing concern regarding whether or not lithium-ion batteries on flights are safe. HP, for instance, recalled more than 50,000 laptops, citing a risk of fire. In 2016, the FAA and the Department of Transportation (DOT) banned all Galaxy Note 7 handsets from flights, citing similar concerns stemming from its lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n
Current regulations require passengers to store uninstalled\/spare lithium-ion batteries in their carry-on luggage. This way, the crew can access the batteries more easily in the event of a fire. When lithium-ion batteries are stored in checked luggage, they are more difficult to access; thus, increasing the risk of an uncontrolled fire.<\/p>\n
Some companies, however, sell bags, containers and kits that are designed to contain lithium-ion fires. In fact, these fire containment products are often touted as “FAA-certified.” In a new report, though, the FAA<\/a> has issued a warning about these fire containment products.<\/p>\n “…a number of manufacturers are marketing fire containment products (kits\/bags) that may consist of a containment bag, sleeve or a containment box with or without additional tools such as fire gloves, a pry bar, and face protection\/shield. Manufacturers have stated in their advertisements and marketing videos that their products are: \u2018FAA certified,\u2019 or \u2018successfully tested by the FAA\u2019 or \u2018meets FAA standards,\u2019 when that is not the case,<\/em>” wrote the FAA in its report.<\/p>\n The FAA goes on to say that fire containment bags might be ineffective at stopping or controlling a lithium-ion fire. If a laptop battery overheats and catches fire, it may cause severe burns to anyone who touches it. This means a passenger or flight crew member could sustain a serious burn when attempting to extinguish a lithium-ion battery, even if the device is stored in a so-called fire containment product. The FAA says that ignited lithium-ion batteries should be doused with water for at least 15 minutes to fully extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a warning regarding the effectiveness of fire containment products. In October 2016, the agency filed a paper with the United Nations (UN), revealing the potential dangers of lithium-ion batteries when stored in … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466\/revisions\/471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}