AFTER a power bank exploded on a Thai AirAsia flight from Don Mueang Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday (Feb. 24) and fortunately none of the 186 passengers and crew were harmed with the airplane landing safely at the destination, this airport today published conditions for carrying spare batteries, with power banks being considered one of them, on board on its Facebook page, Thai Rath newspaper said.

 

IATA considers power banks to be a type of stand-alone battery, which must be classified as UN3480 (lithium ion) or UN3090 (lithium metal), as appropriate.

 

The conditions for only taking them in carry-on baggage not checked-in baggage are as follows:

 

– Battery capacity not exceeding 20,000 mAh (less than 100 Wh) maximum 20 pieces per person. Permission from the airline is required to carry more than than this on a flight;

 

by TNR Staff

Power banks being used. Photos: Thai Rath

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-02-26

 

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21 minutes ago, webfact said:

must be classified as UN3480 (lithium ion) or UN3090 (lithium metal)

So many darn knock off's with fake stickers sold in Thailand.

Me thinks that's going to be a problem....

Maybe just follow the industry guidance issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). These guidelines are supported by The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), to which Thailand is a member state.

 

Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways and Thai Lion Air are also all members of IATA.

 

https://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/iata-guidance-on-smart-baggage-with-integrated-lithium-batteries-and-electronics.pdf

 

https://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document.pdf

9 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

So many darn knock off's with fake stickers sold in Thailand.

Me thinks that's going to be a problem....

Yes agree there many cheap products available, but UN3480 (lithium ion) or UN3090 (lithium metal), will not be stamped on any products, real or fake.
 

This is just the UN numbers that identify dangerous goods and hazardous substance when being transported, not on the finished product.

 

Typical power bank will look something like this, or less info

20,000 mAh is usually the limit

20 per person, that's a commercial quantity, not spare carry on. 

A very rare occurrence considering the number of power banks in circulation.

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A very rare occurrence considering the number of power banks in circulation.

Perhaps it was on load,  connected to something at the time. Very little detail given in the incident reports. One said it was in a seat pocket, another it was in an overhead. Another that a 'leather' seat was scorched.

On 2/26/2024 at 11:13 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

Perhaps it was on load,  connected to something at the time. Very little detail given in the incident reports. One said it was in a seat pocket, another it was in an overhead. Another that a 'leather' seat was scorched.

 

The power bank started smoking while it was inside carry-on baggage in the overhead.

 

The carry-on bag was removed from the overhead.

 

The hot power bank was removed from the carry-on bag.

 

The hot power bank was placed on the seat before AirAsia flight crew placed it in the Li-ion battery fire containment bag that's required by all airlines.

 

AirAsia has leather seats, not 'leather' seats.

 

Next?

13 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

The power bank started smoking while it was inside carry-on baggage in the overhead.

 

The carry-on bag was removed from the overhead.

 

The hot power bank was removed from the carry-on bag.

 

The hot power bank was placed on the seat before AirAsia flight crew placed it in the Li-ion battery fire containment bag that's required by all airlines.

 

AirAsia has leather seats, not 'leather' seats.

 

Next?

Thank you NanLaew, for the full explanation.

I am surprised that there are leather upholstered seats on commercial airliners. I thought they would be impractical.

23 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Thank you NanLaew, for the full explanation.

I am surprised that there are leather upholstered seats on commercial airliners. I thought they would be impractical.

 

From what I understand, they are more durable for the short-flight, higher-cycle of the LCC aircraft and easier for cabin crew to clean during the fast turnarounds as LCC's don't contract cleaning crews outside their hub airports.