FIVE RECENT BATTERY INCIDENTS

摘要

Lithium-ion batteries: aviation cargo and passenger baggage incidents involving smoke, fire, extreme heat or explosion. 1, Report from Federal Express of a shipment containing 174 individually packaged lithium-ion batteries destined for Anchorage, AK. During handling at the Memphis, TN sort facility a single battery was damaged by a dolly. This caused the battery to short circuit and smolder. An employee noticed smoke emitting from the package and reacted immediately with a fire extinguisher. No other damage occurred. The shipper was notified and the remaining contents were shipped without incident. (27-OCT-2013 DOT 5800.1 Form No 120113110194)