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B737 first officer reported lithium ion powered mobility device was improperly transported on aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1611079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 362 Flight Crew Type 4858 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During boarding; the a flight attendant brought a concern about a passenger mobility device to our attention. She thought it 'looked like a hover board' and she wasn't sure it should be on the aircraft. The ops agent took the device and tagged it to go with checked baggage. The captain and I saw them walk across the ramp to load it. After we landed in ZZZ the a flight attendant showed us pictures of what looked like the same device from the internet that showed it had lithium-ion batteries. If this was the case; the device (or at least the batteries) should have been stowed in the cabin or not allowed on the aircraft at all.as the flight deck crew; we assumed the ops agent had properly checked the device before loading it. In future it would be wise to verify for ourselves what kind of device it was and what kind of batteries it contained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 First Officer reported Lithium Ion powered mobility device was improperly transported on aircraft.
Narrative: During boarding; the A Flight Attendant brought a concern about a passenger mobility device to our attention. She thought it 'looked like a hover board' and she wasn't sure it should be on the aircraft. The Ops Agent took the device and tagged it to go with checked baggage. The Captain and I saw them walk across the ramp to load it. After we landed in ZZZ the A Flight Attendant showed us pictures of what looked like the same device from the internet that showed it had lithium-ion batteries. If this was the case; the device (or at least the batteries) should have been stowed in the cabin or not allowed on the aircraft at all.As the Flight Deck Crew; we assumed the Ops Agent had properly checked the device before loading it. In future it would be wise to verify for ourselves what kind of device it was and what kind of batteries it contained.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.