US issues new rules barring lithium batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft
A lithium-ion battery sits inside a smartphone sold as an Apple Inc. iPhone 4S in an arranged photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Jan. 11, 2014.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is issuing new rules barring airlines from carrying potentially hazardous lithium-ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, and setting new requirements for transporting them on cargo planes.
Large U.S. carriers already voluntarily comply with requirements that were adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the U.N. aviation agency, that took effect in April 2016, PHMSA said. The Federal Aviation Administration said under certain conditions lithium batteries could result in smoke or fire. A battery fire could exceed the capabilities of an aircraft's fire suppression system and lead to a catastrophic failure, it said.
A 2015 working paper by a group representing plane makers including Boeing Co said current firefighting systems were not adequate to"suppress or extinguish a fire involving significant quantities of lithium batteries."
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