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> “The CAA has received 166 reports of PEDs lost in passenger seats in the last five years. A quarter of these events resulted in fire or smoke in the cabin, de
by mikpanko 3y ago
> “The CAA has received 166 reports of PEDs lost in passenger seats in the last five years. A quarter of these events resulted in fire or smoke in the cabin, demonstrating that this is a significant hazard to the safety of the aircraft.”
25% is a pretty high rate, if true.
- bell-cot 3y ago> if true. Exactly. I'd bet that the reporting rate for "undamaged PED was soon recovered" incidents is vastly lower than for "damaged PED caused smoke or fire in cabin" incidents.