B737-800 captain reported dispatch ACARS notification regarding lithium ion battery in a passenger c...

Attributes
ACN	1664952
Time
Date	201907
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation

Narrative:

During climb-out; received a message from dispatch saying; '[origin airport station] advised dispatch at that a passenger had in their checked luggage a small lithium battery for a scooter. We have consulted with cargo load [planner] and [customer service manager] and are in agreement it is ok to continue to [the destination].' first officer and I discussed it and agreed to go on to [the destination]. No problems with the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reported Dispatch ACARS notification regarding Lithium Ion battery in a passenger checked bag.

Narrative: During climb-out; received a message from Dispatch saying; '[Origin airport station] advised Dispatch at that a passenger had in their checked luggage a small lithium battery for a scooter. We have consulted with cargo load [planner] and [Customer Service Manager] and are in agreement it is OK to continue to [the destination].' FO and I discussed it and agreed to go on to [the destination]. No problems with the flight.

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.

B737-800 captain reported dispatch ACARS notification regarding lithium ion battery in a passenger checked bag.