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A pilot reports a passenger 9V battery became too hot to hold and was put in ice. Crew member asks for published guidance about how to handle such devices.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 740664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 740664 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger electronic device other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was traveling on a pass. A passenger seated near me in seat xxa passed me a 9V alkaline battery which was becoming increasingly hot. I could not hold the battery in my hand because of the heat intensity. The heat was of an intensity; which would blister skin. I placed the battery on a magazine and carried it to the aft galley and placed it in a cup of ice. I informed the captain by interphone from the aft galley. The battery rapidly cooled in the ice. The passenger was traveling with 2 children in seats xxb and xxc. Question: is there adequate flight crew guidance available in pilot and flight attendant manuals of procedures to handle an overheating battery in the cabin? Is placing the battery in ice the proper procedure? A large laptop overheating battery could present increased problems. 9V battery hot. Passenger carry on batteries which have overheated have become a cabin safety issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT REPORTS A PAX 9V BATTERY BECAME TOO HOT TO HOLD AND WAS PUT IN ICE. CREW MEMBER ASKS FOR PUBLISHED GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE SUCH DEVICES.
Narrative: I WAS TRAVELING ON A PASS. A PAX SEATED NEAR ME IN SEAT XXA PASSED ME A 9V ALKALINE BATTERY WHICH WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY HOT. I COULD NOT HOLD THE BATTERY IN MY HAND BECAUSE OF THE HEAT INTENSITY. THE HEAT WAS OF AN INTENSITY; WHICH WOULD BLISTER SKIN. I PLACED THE BATTERY ON A MAGAZINE AND CARRIED IT TO THE AFT GALLEY AND PLACED IT IN A CUP OF ICE. I INFORMED THE CAPT BY INTERPHONE FROM THE AFT GALLEY. THE BATTERY RAPIDLY COOLED IN THE ICE. THE PAX WAS TRAVELING WITH 2 CHILDREN IN SEATS XXB AND XXC. QUESTION: IS THERE ADEQUATE FLT CREW GUIDANCE AVAILABLE IN PLT AND FLT ATTENDANT MANUALS OF PROCS TO HANDLE AN OVERHEATING BATTERY IN THE CABIN? IS PLACING THE BATTERY IN ICE THE PROPER PROC? A LARGE LAPTOP OVERHEATING BATTERY COULD PRESENT INCREASED PROBS. 9V BATTERY HOT. PAX CARRY ON BATTERIES WHICH HAVE OVERHEATED HAVE BECOME A CABIN SAFETY ISSUE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.