Mon, Jun 19, 2006
Part Of February UPS Inflight Fire Investigation
Aero-News has learned
the National Transportation Safety Board will convene a two-day
hearing on July 12 & 13, 2006, to consider safety issues
surrounding cargo aircraft and the potential risks of transporting
cargo such as lithium batteries. The hearing is part of the board's
ongoing investigation into the fire onboard a United Parcel Service
(UPS) DC-8 at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) earlier this
year.
"The public hearing will focus on an accident that occurred on a
cargo plane that caught fire while carrying potentially dangerous
goods," said Deborah Hersman, the designated chairwoman for the
hearing. "We will examine this topic to determine what needs to be
done to protect the crew, the aircraft, and the cargo on these
types of flights."
As Aero-News reported, on
February 8 the UPS airplane landed at PHL after the crew reported a
cargo smoke indication. The three flightcrew members received minor
injuries, and fire caused substantial damage to the airplane and
numerous cargo containers on board.
During the two-day hearing representatives from the NTSB,
Federal Aviation Administration, UPS, Boeing, and the Independent
Pilots Association will gather information from industry and
government representatives on several topics including Airport
Rescue and Firefighting response to the UPS accident; the design,
testing and recalls of lithium batteries; regulations concerning
the shipping of lithium batteries; and aircraft fire detection and
suppression systems.
Information from the hearing will be used by the Safety Board to
prepare a final report on the accident, including safety
recommendations aimed at preventing similar accidents in the
future.
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