A-07-107
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION: Require commercial cargo and passenger operators to report to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration all incidents involving primary and secondary lithium batteries, including those contained in or packed with equipment, that occur either on board or during loading or unloading operations and retain the failed items for evaluation purposes.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is asked to require commercial cargo and passenger operators to report all incidents involving primary and secondary lithium batteries, including those contained in or packed with equipment, that occur on board or during loading or unloading operations, and to retain the failed items for evaluation.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Sep 6, 2013 |
| NTSB number | DCA06MA022 |
| Addressees | PHMSA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).