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B737 flight crew reported rejecting the takeoff somewhere between 100 kts and V1 in response to commotion in the cabin related to a lithium battery fire. The brakes were damaged and fused after the reject procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1370866 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Type 1139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 14000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On takeoff after 100 kts and before V1 call we heard rapid bells from the flight attendants and screaming from the cabin. I initially suspected a security incident and intended to continue. The bells continued rapidly and the screaming became louder. I could hear 'fire' being yelled and 'stop'. About the same time I smelled smoke and decided to reject. We stopped straight ahead on the runway; called for crash fire rescue equipment and ran the rejected takeoff checklist. I am honestly not sure of our actual speed at the decision to reject. There was a lot of commotion; I know the V1 call hadn't been made. After determining the source of the smoke was a portable lithium battery that was sparking; we coordinated with crash fire rescue equipment to remove the battery from the airplane to prevent an evacuation.crash fire rescue equipment checked our brake temps; and they were 700 plus and increasing. They put fans on the brakes to cool them. I requested chocks; but they were unavailable so I set the parking brake. We continued to communicate with the flight attendant's and crash fire rescue equipment regarding smoke and brake temps. It took about 20-30 mins to cool the brakes to a safe temperature and clear the equipment. We tried to taxi and the airplane would not move. We requested maintenance and found out the brakes were damaged; and requested buses for the passengers. Buses took a very long time - approximately an hour. That was very difficult for the passengers.`
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported rejecting the takeoff somewhere between 100 kts and V1 in response to commotion in the cabin related to a lithium battery fire. The brakes were damaged and fused after the reject procedure.
Narrative: On takeoff after 100 kts and before V1 call we heard rapid bells from the flight attendants and screaming from the cabin. I initially suspected a security incident and intended to continue. The bells continued rapidly and the screaming became louder. I could hear 'FIRE' being yelled and 'Stop'. About the same time I smelled smoke and decided to reject. We stopped straight ahead on the runway; called for CFR and ran the RTO checklist. I am honestly not sure of our actual speed at the decision to reject. There was a lot of commotion; I know the V1 call hadn't been made. After determining the source of the smoke was a portable lithium battery that was sparking; we coordinated with CFR to remove the battery from the airplane to prevent an evacuation.CFR checked our brake temps; and they were 700 plus and increasing. They put fans on the brakes to cool them. I requested chocks; but they were unavailable so I set the parking brake. We continued to communicate with the FA's and CFR regarding smoke and brake temps. It took about 20-30 mins to cool the brakes to a safe temperature and clear the equipment. We tried to taxi and the airplane would not move. We requested maintenance and found out the brakes were damaged; and requested buses for the passengers. Buses took a very long time - approximately an hour. That was very difficult for the passengers.`
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.