NTSB Safety Recommendations A-07-104 through -109

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

December 17, 2007

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Safety Recommendations A-07-104 through -109

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following 
recommendations to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration:

Require aircraft operators to implement measures to reduce 
the risk of primary lithium batteries becoming involved in 
fires on cargo-only aircraft, such as transporting such 
batteries in fire resistant containers and/or in restricted 
quantities at any single location on the aircraft. (A-07-
104)

Until fire suppression systems are required on cargo-only 
aircraft, as asked for in Safety Recommendation A-07-99, 
require that cargo shipments of secondary lithium batteries, 
including those contained in or packed with equipment, be 
transported in crew-accessible locations where portable fire 
suppression systems can be used. (A-07-105)

Require aircraft operators that transport hazardous 
materials to immediately provide consolidated and specific 
information about hazardous materials on board an aircraft, 
including proper shipping name, hazard class, quantity, 
number of packages, and location, to on-scene emergency 
responders upon notification of an accident or incident. (A-
07-106)

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. (A-07-107)

Analyze the causes of all thermal failures and fires 
involving secondary and primary lithium batteries and, based 
on this analysis, take appropriate action to mitigate any 
risks determined to be posed by transporting secondary and 
primary lithium batteries, including those contained in or 
packed with equipment, on board cargo and passenger aircraft 
as cargo; checked baggage; or carry-on items. (A-07-108)

Eliminate regulatory exemptions for the packaging, marking, 
and labeling of cargo shipments of small secondary lithium 
batteries (no more than 8 grams equivalent lithium content) 
until the analysis of the failures and the implementation of 
risk-based requirements asked for in Safety Recommendation 
A-07-108 are completed. (A-07-109)


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