AVSF 210 1.3 Blog Lithium Batteries

Lithium batteries continue to be a hazard while flying on aircraft. On a Callback from the ASRS called Portable Electronic Devices it stated, "[At FL310], a passenger's battery pack located at seat XX overheated, caught fire, and exploded. A Flight Attendant immediately began fighting the fire, placed the battery pack in a thermal containment bag, and moved it to the aft lavatory. We were notified of a fire in the aft lav by a Flight Attendant, and 15-30 seconds later, the SMOKE LAV SMOKE ECAM triggered on the warning display."  (NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System, n.d.) As a safety manager I see this as a huge problem. The safety of occupants on board are in danger due to a fire and explosion and with an aircraft being at 31,000ft damage to the plane would be catastrophic. This enforces why there is such a strict regulation on flying with lithium batteries.  Lithium batteries are unstable by nature. Any chance of a fire or explosion being caused is a safety concern th...