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Lithium Battery Update

Lithium Battery Update. Recent Battery Incidents. Systems Working Group. Harry Webster. November 17, 2009. Lithium Battery Incidents. UPS E-Bikekit Lithium Battery, Honolulu UPS Undeclared shipment of cell phone batteries FEDEX In-flight fire involving e-cigarette shipment

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Lithium Battery Update

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  1. Lithium Battery Update Recent Battery Incidents Systems Working Group Harry Webster November 17, 2009

  2. Lithium Battery Incidents • UPS • E-Bikekit Lithium Battery, Honolulu • UPS • Undeclared shipment of cell phone batteries • FEDEX • In-flight fire involving e-cigarette shipment • American Airlines • In-flight Lithium battery fire, ARCHOS 704 media player

  3. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire • Shipment of one LiFePO4 battery • Lithium-ion Iron Phosphate chemistry • Battery is designed to power bicycles converted to electric motor drive • Fire was discovered after ULD was removed from the aircraft and unloaded • Unit had been shipped by air from NJ to Honolulu • Battery was analyzed by NTSB and Fire Safety Team at FAA Technical Center

  4. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  5. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  6. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  7. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  8. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  9. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  10. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  11. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire

  12. UPS, E-BikeKit Fire • Findings • A wire that connected the cells at each end of the battery had gotten very hot, with the last 3 inches completely burned away • Several of the individual cells showed bulging indicating that they had gotten very hot • None of the cells ruptured or vented • Cause of the fire appears to be short circuiting, causing overheating of the cells and circuitry

  13. UPS, Undeclared Cell Phone Battery Shipment • July 15 2009 • 3 skids of boxes found to contain used cell phone batteries • Shipped by truck from Detroit to Miami, then flown from Miami to Santo Domingo • At the Santo Domingo UPS facility, smoke was seen escaping one of the boxes • The box was opened by the handler where several burned cell phone batteries were discovered

  14. UPS, Undeclared Cell Phone Battery Shipment

  15. UPS, Undeclared Cell Phone Battery Shipment

  16. UPS, Undeclared Cell Phone Battery Shipment

  17. American Airlines, ARCHOS 704 • September 10, 2009 • Descending through 10,000 feet, the cabin crew was collecting portable media players • As a passenger handed over the Archos 704 player, the battery fell out and struck the floor, catching fire • Battery was extinguished with Halon 1211, doused with water and covered with a wet towel. • Lithium-ion polymer battery

  18. American Airlines, ARCHOS 704

  19. American Airlines, ARCHOS 704

  20. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler • August 14, 2009 • Indianapolis to Minneapolis-St. Paul • On approach, crew got fire warning in lower cargo compartment • Fire suppression was activated • Emergency was declared, and plane was met by Fire Rescue • Fire discovered in one LD3 on arrival after unloading • No damage to aircraft or LD3

  21. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler • Fire was determined to have originated in a shipment of Ruyan Inhalers, model RappE-Mystick, a tobacco delivery system • 40 cartons, 50 units per carton • Lithium battery powered • Not declared as hazardous goods

  22. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler

  23. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler

  24. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler

  25. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler

  26. FEDEX, Ruyan Inhaler

  27. Lithium Battery Test Program • Polymer batteries • Agent effectiveness tests • Lithium primary and ion • All available handheld agents • Other agents not normally available as handheld • NOVEC1230 • BTP • Shipment of large scale (automotive) lithium batteries

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