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Air-Safety Experts Weigh Rules for Battery Cargo on Jets
Proposals include restricting lithium batteries carried as cargo by commercial jets


A frame grab from a video shows a test at the FAA's technical center in Atlantic City, N.J., last April, where a cargo container was packed with 5,000 rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Lithium batteries, packed tightly together, can overheat or catch fire if they are damaged or experience short circuits. 

By ANDY PASZTOR

International air-safety experts this week will consider proposals to restrict lithium batteries carried as cargo by commercial jets, a sign that momentum is building for a ban on some of the most common types of shipments.

Meeting in Montreal under the auspices of the United Nations, more than two dozen industry and government experts are set to debate options including temporarily keeping bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries off of all passenger aircraft until enhanced packaging requirements and other protections are in place.

Passengers evacuated, American Airlines jet requests emergency response at RIC

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A passenger's lithium battery sent smoke into the cabin of an American Airlines jet Saturday, moments after the regional aircraft landed at Richmond International Airport.

A flight attendant on board American Airlines flight 4010 immediately used the cabin's fire extinguisher, as pilots requested emergency response teams to meet the jet on the tarmac.

The flight departed Charlotte, N.C. at 11:04 a.m., and arrived in Richmond at 12:03 p.m.

As the plane touched down, a flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin, with the aircraft alerting air traffic control to the situation on the CRJ-200.

The regional jet is operated by US Airways Express - Air Wisconsin, with 45 people on board, including two pilots and one flight attendant.

After coming to a stop without further incident, passengers evacuated the plane on Taxiway B. Emergency response vehicles met the aircraft on the tarmac, with passengers bussed to the terminal.

The flight attendant pinpointed the source of the smoke to a passenger carry-on bag, with no injuries reported from the smoke.