- Jan 8, 2011
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As the range of products using batteries grows, the potential for in-flight issues increases.
On a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger was listening to music using a pair of her own battery-operated headphones.
About two hours into the flight while sleeping, the passenger heard a loud explosion. “As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face,” she said.
The report did not mention the brand of headphones, but said it believed that a fault with a lithium-ion batteries was the likely cause.
On a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger was listening to music using a pair of her own battery-operated headphones.
About two hours into the flight while sleeping, the passenger heard a loud explosion. “As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face,” she said.
The report did not mention the brand of headphones, but said it believed that a fault with a lithium-ion batteries was the likely cause.
