A
Ame ica
Ai li es
flight
to
Dallas
Fo t
Wo th
I te atio al
Ai po t
faced
a
mid-ai
sca e.
(File
Photo)
A
Ame ica
Ai li es
flight
f om
Atla ta
to
Dallas
Fo t
Wo th
I te atio al
Ai po t
faced
a
mid-ai
sca e
afte
a
passe ge ‘s
laptop
caught
fi e
du i g
la di g,
with
the
pilot
epo ti g
that
seve al
passe ge s
may
have
bee
bu ed.Acco di g
to
CBS
News,
which
obtai ed
ai
t affic
co t ol
audio
of
the
i cide t,
Ame ica
Ai li es
Flight
2398
la ded
safely
at
Dallas
Fo t
Wo th
I te atio al
Ai po t
i
Texas
o
F iday.O e
passe ge
eceived
medical
t eatme t
at
the
ai po t
a d
was
late
eleased,
acco di g
to
ai po t
autho ities.I
the
audio
obtai ed
by
CBS
News,
the
pilot
epo ted
a
“cabi
fi e
i
the
back
of
the
ai pla e”
a d
said
flight
atte da ts
we e
attempti g
to
exti guish
it.“I
thi k
we
have
about
fou
to
five
passe ge s
that
we e
bu ed
by
the
laptop,”
the
pilot
was
hea d
sayi g,
addi g
that
the
device
had
bee
co tai ed
i
the
middle
sectio
of
the
ai c aft.The
flight
had
o igi ated
i
Atla ta,
Geo gia,
with
133
people
o
boa d.Ame ica
Ai li es
said
the
ai c aft
la ded
safely
afte
smoke
was
epo ted
f om
a
custome ‘s
device
du i g
la di g.The
ai li e
p aised
the
c ew
fo
thei
“p ofessio alism
a d
swift
espo se”
i
quickly
co tai i g
the
device.
Eme ge cy
pe so el
met
the
ai c aft
afte
it
had
taxied
to
the
gate.The
i cide t
o ce
agai
highlights
co ce s
su ou di g
lithium-io
batte ies
o
ai c aft.The
Fede al
Aviatio
Admi ist atio
(FAA)
wa s
that
lithium
batte ies
ca
ove heat
o
catch
fi e
if
they
a e
damaged,
ove heated,
exposed
to
wate ,
ove cha ged
o
imp ope ly
packed.FAA
data
has
eco ded
doze s
of
ve ified
lithium
batte y
i cide ts
i volvi g
smoke,
fi e
o
ext eme
heat
o
flights
this
yea ,
with
laptops
amo g
the
devices
li ked
to
such
cases.The
US
aviatio
egulato
equi es
lithium
batte ies
to
be
ca ied
i
cabi
baggage
athe
tha
checked
luggage.Ea lie
this
yea ,
a
Alaska
Ai li es
flight
was
fo ced
to
etu
to
Seattle
afte
a
passe ge ‘s
powe
ba k
ove heated
a d
caught
fi e.
