Plane makes emergency landing after laptop battery catches on fire - lithium ion rechargeable battery
A passenger on the plane, 18-year-old Carlyle honibor, said she heard a message on the PA system about two and a half hours after flying: "It sounds like 25 years
She looked back and saw the smoke.
"I'm really scared," honniall told CNN . ".
"There's nothing you can do when you see the plane on fire and you're in the air.
"JetBlue Airbus A321, carrying 158 passengers and crew, landed safely at Gerald Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, around eight o'clock P. M. local time on Tuesday.
Authorities at the airport said the fire on the plane had been extinguished when the plane landed.
In a statement to KPIX, the Federal Aviation Administration said the flight was "transferred due to a lithium battery fire on the passenger's laptop.
Recently, lithium batteries have attracted people's attention due to the accidental fire of some equipment.
Most rechargeable electronic devices, such as laptops, are powered by lithium. ion batteries.
So far this year, there have been 12 fires
Flight related events caused by lithium batteries or lithium batteries-
According to the FAA.
Last year, Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phone found its lithium-
The ion battery is faulty and may overheat and catch fire.
Spurred by fear of terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security banned large electronic devices in the United States during the march.
Flights from eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa have 10 different airports.
They have been considering expanding restrictions on all international flights to and from the United States.
"This is a real threat," said John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security, according to WCBS . ".
"There are many threats against aviation.
"JetBlue's flight took off from Michigan and landed safely in San Francisco.