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Investigations in USA about the riskiness of lithium battery on planes

Washington, USA - The enquiry is led by National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board started a delved enquiry on the causes of a fire burned up on a UPS’ cargo aircraft obliged then to an emergency landing in Philadelphia airport (see for details AVIONEWS). The hypothesis of the US agency is that the fire was provoked by some lithium batteries transported on board and usually used for computer and mobile phone. Already in 1999 and 2004, respectively a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 144740
Rome, Italy, 07/13/2006 13:54
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