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MARCH 2024
“Hazmat Highlights” is the FAA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety monthly newsletter with public updates from government sources related to the safe transportation of hazardous materials by air.
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Lithium-ion Battery Canine Detection
Steve Rehn, FAA fire safety engineer, discusses research aimed to determine how well a canine may be able to detect batteries that are hidden within different cargo shipments. The demonstration was held at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center. Watch the demonstration on YouTube by clicking here.
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PackSafe At The Ticket Counter
Laptops, lighters, e-cigarettes, lithium batteries, paint, aerosols, fuel... these are just a few of the many common items you use everyday that are considered dangerous goods and have restrictions on how or if they can be packed in your luggage for air travel. Watch the FAA's PackSafe At The Ticket Counter here.
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FAA Proposes $146,500 Penalty Against Spirit Airlines for Alleged Hazardous Materials Violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $146,500 civil penalty against Spirit Airlines of Miramar, Florida, for allegedly violating the Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges Spirit employees offered five separate shipments containing compressed oxygen cylinders to FedEx for air transportation from Detroit to New York in August and September 2022.
Read the full article here.
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Types of Operations
Under Title 49 of the United States Code ("the Statute"), any person who intends to provide air transportation service as an air carrier must first obtain two separate authorizations from the Department of Transportation: "safety" authority in the form of an Air Carrier Certificate and Operations Specifications from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Air carrier operations cannot commence until a certificate is issued. Included in this process, is the permission to carry dangerous goods or a prohibition on carrying dangerous goods. This must be completed prior to accepting dangerous goods for transport. Learn more about the requirements here.
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Lithium Battery Air Incidents Involving Smoke, Fire or Extreme Heat
Note: These are lithium battery related events involving smoke, fire, or extreme heat that the FAA is aware of and should not be considered a complete listing of all such incidents. The methods of collecting and recording these incidents and the data involved has changed over the life span of this chart as the FAA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has evolved. The incident summarhttps://www.faa.gov/hazmat/resources/lithium_batteries/incidentsies included here are intended to be brief and objective. They do not represent all information the FAA has collected, nor do they include all investigative or enforcement action taken. This chart was last updated on March 15, 2024.
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You can find all prior ACs, SAFOs, InFos, orders and notices by clicking on the links below.
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RECENT NOTICES
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Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) 'CALLBACK' Newsletter Highlights
What would you have done?
This month, CALLBACK again offers the reader a chance to “interact” with the information given in a selection of ASRS reports. In “The First Half of the Story,” you will find report excerpts describing an event or situation up to a point where a specific decision must be made, an immediate action must be taken, or a non-normal condition must be actively managed. You may then exercise your own judgment to make a decision, determine a possible course of action, or devise a plan that might best resolve the situation.
Read the full newsletter from ASRS here.
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