investigative update of battery fire japan airlines b-787 - jan 7, 2013
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Investigative Update of Battery Fire Japan Airlines B-787 - Jan 7, 2013 . Deborah A.P. Hersman Chairman January 24, 2013. Timeline – JAL Battery Incident. 10:06am - aircraft arrived at gate in Boston from Narita, Japan 183 passengers and 11 crew deplaned - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Investigative Update of Battery FireJapan Airlines B-787 - Jan 7, 2013
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Deborah A.P. HersmanChairmanJanuary 24, 2013
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Timeline – JAL Battery Incident
• 10:06am - aircraft arrived at gate in Boston from Narita, Japan• 183 passengers and 11 crew deplaned
• 10:32am - Cleaning and maintenance crew noticed smoke in cabin
• 10:35am - Mechanic noted flames coming from APU battery in aft electronics bay
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Timeline, cont.
• 10:37am – Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting notified
• 10:40am – Fire and rescue personnel arrive on scene
• 12:19pm – Fire and rescue personnel report event was “controlled”
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APU Battery
Exemplar Battery JAL Event Battery
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Damage to Aft Electronics Bay
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Main batterylocation
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) battery location
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Investigative Activities
• Battery exam and teardown at NTSB Materials Laboratory
• Component exam and teardown • Tucson, AZ – Battery Charger Unit and Start Power
Unit (Securaplane Technologies)• Phoenix, AZ – APU Controller (United Technology
Aerospace Systems)• Seattle, WA – Two General Purpose Modules (Boeing
Commercial Airplanes)• Fujisawa, Japan – Battery Monitoring Unit (Kanto
Aircraft Instrument)
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JAL APU Battery Cells
JAL Event BatteryExemplar Battery
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Cell and Battery Specifications
Nominal capacity (Ah)Nominal voltageOperational voltage range (V)Weight (lb.)Dimensions (in.)
WDH
3.72.5 – 4.0256.0
5.22.07.7
Cell
75 75
29.6
10.914.2
8.5
Battery
20 – 32.2
63
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5.2 2.0
7 .0
7.7 (including terminal)
(Unit : inch)
Cell Design
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Electrodes
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Negative terminal
Positive terminalCurrent
collector
Case
Separator
Negative electrode
Positive electrode
Rupture valves
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separator
separator
Al
Cu
graphite
graphite
Li-CoO2
Li-CoO2
25 μm
25 μm
10 μm
20 μm
Electrode Construction
Not to scale
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Example of a Cell CT Scan
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NTSB Lab Activities
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Cell Examinations To Date
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1
2
3
4
8
7
6
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• CT scan
• CT scan
• CT scan• disassembled
• disassembled
• disassembled
• disassembled
• disassembled
• CT scan
• CT scan
• CT scan• SEM
• SEM
• CT scan of entire assembly
• EDS
SEM – Scanning ElectronMicroscopy
EDS – Energy DispersiveSpectroscopy
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We Are Looking For:
• Signs of thermal runaway• Signs of electrical short circuiting• Manufacturing defects• “Anything unusual”
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Damaged Electrode - Internal Short Circuit
Hole
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Cell 6 CT Scan
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CT Scan of Battery
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Findings To Date
• Fire was present• Signs of thermal runaway• Signs of electrical short circuiting
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Next Steps
• Complete the in-house laboratory examinations
• Conduct examinations and testing of exemplar batteries
• Synthesize lab examination findings with fire forensics and aviation systems investigation
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Parties to Investigation
• Federal Aviation Administration• Boeing Commercial Airplanes• Accredited Representatives
• Japan – JTSB• GS Yuasa• Japan Airlines
• France – BEA• Thales Avionics Electrical Systems
• Technical assistance provided by Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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JTSB InvestigationANA Battery Event
Photo by Reuters/Kyodo/Landov
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