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B-737 crew member reported emergency equipment improperly located to effectively manage a lithium battery thermal runaway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1747478 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other not stated |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Equipment |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation |
Narrative:
The efb is now part of the cockpit. It is an ipad with a lithium battery. The containment bag (-700) or bags (-800) are in the cabin. Heat/fire gloves are in the cockpit but no containment bag. Besides the efb; the working pilots and cockpit jump-seaters may have devices with lithium batteries also. Lithium battery thermal runaway is a noted concern; that can be managed with a containment bag placed in the cockpit. Include in all cockpits one containment bag as part of the cockpit emergency equipment to pair correctly with the fire resistant gloves.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-737 crew member reported emergency equipment improperly located to effectively manage a lithium battery thermal runaway.
Narrative: The EFB is now part of the cockpit. It is an iPad with a lithium battery. The containment bag (-700) or bags (-800) are in the cabin. Heat/Fire Gloves are in the cockpit but no containment bag. Besides the EFB; the working pilots and cockpit jump-seaters may have devices with lithium batteries also. Lithium battery thermal runaway is a noted concern; that can be managed with a containment bag placed in the cockpit. Include in all cockpits one containment bag as part of the cockpit emergency equipment to pair correctly with the fire resistant gloves.
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.