Safety
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Safety
Aviation Incidents
Aviation Incidents
Aviation safety incidents involving batteries in the US
These incidents in the aviation industry were collected by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and consist of “events including smoke, fire or extreme heat” on flights to or from the US[1]
Battery Pack / Battery is the category of the FAA with the highest number of recorded incidents[1]
Most of the incidents in this category involve either a power bank or a battery charger leading to a thermal event[2]
The large majority (80%) of these incidents occur on passenger aircraft[1]. Staff in these aircraft are equipped with thermal containment bags to secure faulty devices[2]
Source: FAA [1]; DOT [2]
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