Lithium Battery Recommendations
Lithium batteries being transported in cargo aircraft should be kept separate from other flammable hazardous materials, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
The NTSB issued the recommendation in early February to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), along with a second recommendation calling on the agency to establish maximum loading density requirements to limit amounts of lithium batteries and other flammable hazardous materials aboard the aircraft.
The recommendations resulted from the investigation of the July 28, 2011, crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 991, a Boeing 747-400 freighter, into international waters 130 km (70 nm) west of Jeju Island, South Korea. The NTSB participated in the investigation, which w…
