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FAA Cautions Against Fire Kit Instructions on PED Fires

The FAA is warning operators to follow the agency’s guidance on containing fires involving portable electronic devices rather than conflicting instructions that might accompany a fire containment kit or bag. In Information for Operators 17021, the agency noted some manufacturers of fire containment kits or bags have advertised that their products are “FAA certified, successfully tested by the FAA, or meet FAA standards.” But, the FAA added, “There are no FAA test standards for these containment products, nor is there a mechanism in place for the approval of these products.” The agency's Safety Alert for Operators 0913 and Advisory Circulars AC 20-42D and AC 120-80A outline specific procedures for extinguishing and cooling a device that might have caught fire. “While some manufacturers of certain containment bags may recommend that a crewmember move a burning, smoking, or hot device associated with a lithium battery, the FAA continues to recommend that a crewmember should not move any device that is burning, smoking, or exhibiting any evidence of overheating until that device has been thoroughly cooled,” the agency said, noting it believes that regardless of how effective a containment kit might be, the highest risk could lie in the transfer of a burning battery to the containment kit. Read Expanded Version