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While charging batteries in the shop; one of the batteries caught fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1349438 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Battery |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
In battery shop there was 6 batteries on the work table. Each battery was about 4 inches apart; I reached over top of battery to pull closer to my work and heard a pop and small flame across the top of battery cell tops. I stopped the charge cycle and put the fire out; discharged battery and shorted. Started cycle on next battery. Would like to see more ventilation under chargers better ventilation in shop. No air conditioning incoming from air handling duct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While charging batteries in the shop; one of the batteries caught fire.
Narrative: In battery shop there was 6 batteries on the work table. Each battery was about 4 inches apart; I reached over top of battery to pull closer to my work and heard a pop and small flame across the top of battery cell tops. I stopped the charge cycle and put the fire out; discharged battery and shorted. Started cycle on next battery. Would like to see more ventilation under chargers better ventilation in shop. No air conditioning incoming from air handling duct.
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.