The passenger aircraft cargo hold environment: the implications of a fire on lithium-ion battery shipments

Although very rare events, fires in aircraft cargo holds are a concern for regulators, aircraft operators, and passengers. Lithium-ion cells and batteries are often shipped as cargo aboard passenger aircraft. This paper provides an overview of cargo hold configurations and fire suppression systems i...

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Published in:IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine 2002-10, Vol.17 (10), p.23-28
Main Authors: Mikolajczak, C.J., Moore, C.D.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Batteries
Cargo holds
Context modeling
Electric batteries
Electric cells
FAA
Failure analysis
Fires
Floors
Lithium-ion batteries
Passenger aircraft
Regulators
Shipments
Solids
Testing
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Summary:Although very rare events, fires in aircraft cargo holds are a concern for regulators, aircraft operators, and passengers. Lithium-ion cells and batteries are often shipped as cargo aboard passenger aircraft. This paper provides an overview of cargo hold configurations and fire suppression systems in passenger aircraft. Next, ways in which a cargo hold fire might affect a shipment of lithium-ion cells or batteries, and the degree to which the cells or batteries might interact with a fire are discussed. Finally, the results of FAA simulated cargo hold fire testing are presented and discussed in the context of lithium-ion cell or battery shipments.
ISSN:0885-8985
1557-959X
DOI:10.1109/MAES.2002.1044513