2026年2月24日 / 美国东部时间下午2:03 / CBS新闻
航空公司和联邦当局表示，周日下午，一架阿拉斯加航空航班因一名乘客的充电宝设备过热起火，不得不返回机场。
该航班由地平线航空运营，从堪萨斯州威奇托飞往华盛顿州西雅图。
美国联邦航空管理局称，机组人员使用灭火器扑灭了火焰。航班报告了火情并返回威奇托。阿拉斯加航空表示，机组在准备降落时将该设备放入隔热袋中。
美国联邦航空管理局和阿拉斯加航空称，当这架巴西航空工业公司175型喷气式飞机返回登机口后，使用该设备的乘客接受了医疗检查。目前暂未收到其病情的最新消息。
阿拉斯加航空表示，乘客已乘坐后续航班抵达西雅图，航空公司”感谢他们的耐心等待”。
美国联邦航空管理局称正在调查这一事件。该机构要求航空公司报告涉及危险物品的事件，电池、电池供电设备和气溶胶均属于此类标签范畴。
美国联邦航空管理局指出，充电宝、手机、笔记本电脑和其他电子产品中使用的锂电池可能构成特殊危险。根据联邦航空局和航空公司规定，乘客只能携带不超过一定瓦数的锂电池登机，且不得托运。
美国联邦航空局数据显示，2006年至2023年间，飞机上共发生472起锂电池相关事件，其中近200起涉及电池或电池组。大多数便携式充电器和电池组使用锂电池，但联邦航空局和阿拉斯加航空未明确此次事件中的设备是否包含锂电池。
美国国家消防协会表示，锂电池火灾难以扑灭，且会释放有毒烟雾。
Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger’s battery pack catches fire
February 24, 2026 / 2:03 PM EST / CBS News
An Alaska Airlines flight had to return to the airport on Sunday afternoon after a passenger’s power bank device overheated and caught fire, the airline and federal authorities said.
The flight, operated by Horizon, was traveling from Wichita, Kansas to Seattle, Washington.
The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The fire was reported and the flight returned to Wichita. The crew placed the device in a thermal containment bag while preparing for landing, Alaska Airlines said.
Once the Embraer 175 jet returned to the gate, the passenger who had been using the device received medical attention, the FAA and Alaska Airlines said. An update on her condition was not available.
Alaska Airlines said passengers arrived in Seattle on a later flight and that the airline “appreciated their patience.”
The FAA said it is investigating the incident. The agency requires airlines to report incidents involving dangerous goods, a label that includes batteries, battery-powered devices and aerosols.
Lithium batteries, which can be found in battery packs, phones, laptops and other electronics can pose a particular danger, the FAA said. Passengers can only bring lithium batteries up to a certain wattage on planes, and cannot check them into the cargo hold, according to FAA and airline regulations.
Between 2006 and 2023, there were 472 incidents on planes that involved lithium batteries, according to the FAA. Nearly 200 of those incidents involved batteries or battery packs. Most portable chargers and battery packs use lithium batteries, but the FAA and Alaska Airlines did not specify if the device in this incident included them.
Lithium battery fires are difficult to put out and can release toxic fumes, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
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