Why Big Capacity Powerbank Can't Be Taken in Airplanes

Powerbank incident exploded on an airplane several times. This is like what happened to the Royal Brunei (RB) Airlines plane recently.

The Powerbank carried by one of the passengers exploded and caught fire while in the aircraft cabin of the Hong Kong to Bandar Seri Begawan route. This incident was first uploaded by Francis Ngu Hown Hua on Facebook's social network on Thursday (01/07/2019).

Launching the Tech Advisor, Powerbanks may be brought into the airplane's baggage. However, each airline has its own regulations related to bank capacity. Usually it only allows a maximum of two POWERBANKs and each is not more than 100Wh or 27,000mAh.

As for powerbank with a capacity above 160Wh or 43,000 mAh the owner must obtain airline approval first. That's because Powerbank contains Lithium-ion batteries. If it is large, it can cause Powerbank to explode or burn.

For that, you have to pay attention to Powerbank's capacity so that it can be taken to the aircraft. You can calculate the capacity by multiplying the nominal voltage (3.7V) and dividing by 1000. If the capacity is below 27,000 mAh, you can carry the powerbank in the aircraft cabin.