An Evaluation of Fire Containment Products for Inflight Fires Resulting from Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs)

Details

• Creators:
  Keslar, Daniel ; Sica, Joe
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Aircraft Certification Service Policy and Innovation Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Portable equipment
  • Lithium batteries
  • Fires
  • Hazards and emergency operations
  • Portable Electronic Devices
  • Fire Containment
  • Thermal Runaway
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/TC-24/39
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/qkam-nf80
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The number of thermal runaway incidents from portable electronic devices (PEDs) in the aircraft cabin is growing at a notable rate. Recent data indicates that lithium battery incidents occur on average more than once per week on passenger aircraft. In response to this problem, many airlines have adopted the use of fire containment products as a means to mitigate the spread of fire and toxic fumes. An evaluation was conducted by the FAA to assess the effectiveness of commercially available fire containment products and assess their capability to mitigate the release of smoke, flames and shrapnel produced from a PED fire.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79580/dot_79580_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.82 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37917fe0277163de1ab3ab7d8920663fb8d34b79a38e1d663a7ac43bc4a0ae756187ca0859251f94488797abf83de37a40b247ad80e252f53bf372a6edab9aee