Power bank explodes in backpack, reignites and scares airport guard! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2019, 02:36:17 pm
content: Female at airport on her way to enter a flight to somewhere. Is it allowed to carry on power banks onto flights?

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 27, 2019, 02:44:33 pm
content: Powerbank are allowed if they are less than 100 Wh per battery (powerbank are typically 25-100 Wh).I do hope they have a metal bin on planes in case on starts smoking onboard.

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2019, 02:57:37 pm
content: So what size could this bank been? This bank could easily set the flight on fire!Edit:Well, tests with various metal cases have been done but even designated batt boxes seams to cause loads of smokes and even enables ejects of hot glowing matters all to cause complete passenger chaos on a flight!

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 27, 2019, 03:04:21 pm
content: Most likely a 10 000 mAh one (or 50 Wh assuming 5V). Could easily bring this one with you onto the plane.

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2019, 03:19:40 pm
content: I managed to post this in the wrong section, should be General Chat! Sorry! Perhaps a mod could move it over?

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2019, 05:15:41 pm
content: Oh, no! One more thing they are going to ban

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 28, 2019, 11:06:08 am
content: They have special lockers on planes for phones, I guess battery banks would have to go in there too.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 28, 2019, 12:10:07 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on July 28, 2019, 11:06:08 amReally?Never seen that, everyone uses their phones and tablets in flight.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 28, 2019, 12:41:51 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 28, 2019, 12:10:07 pmonly for putting potentially faulty devices in. Last flight i was on they said that if you suspected a problem with your device or it was overheating to let them know and they would take it away and put it in a fire proof box.

author: DrG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2021, 01:42:36 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on July 28, 2019, 12:41:51 pmI think it is an evolving issue - how to deal with malfunctioning PEDs. Interesting article here:https://www.consumerreports.org/product-safety/whats-behind-the-increase-in-lithium-ion-battery-fires-on-planes/These dangers have prompted the FAA to recommend against using the fire-resistant pouches that some airlines—but not JetBlue—have employed to handle battery fires.“Do not use fire resistant burn bags to isolate burning lithium-type batteries,” the FAA document says. “Transferring a burning appliance into a burn bag may be extremely hazardous. Do not move the device until you are certain the fire is extinguished and the device is cool.”“It's a paradox,” Dickerson says. “The device is so hot that you don't want to move it, but moving it is the best way to get the danger under control.”...and there is a market for such devices -Edit: can't see how much it costs thoughhttp://highwaterinnovations.com/products.html

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 20, 2021, 05:08:22 pm
content: I can see why they say not to put it in a fire proof bag. It would have to be a box that can take the pressure, the bag would just burst and that would be a second hazard.