After the disaster of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices, the majority of device manufacturers that use lithium-ion batteries have maximized their attention and measures to ensure that history does not repeat itself and that their users are not in any danger. . A team of researchers at Stanford University have even developed a battery that reacts to possible failures and prevents a device from catching fire.
Since then, manufacturers, authorities, users, etc., we are in a kind of "stand by", almost waiting for sure that the events are repeated, as if at any moment any device was going to explode and catch fire. This is difficult to happen, but not impossible. And although the Note 7 case brought him to the forefront of the media, These cases have occurred previously, in isolation, and could even have affected an iPhone 6s or an iPad Mini 4 whose consequences, if the suspicions were true, would have been disastrous. But beware! because as we will see, there are serious differences between one case and another.
Terrorist attack or iPhone 6s overheating?
On May 19, 2016, EgyptAir airline flight MS804 departing from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris (France) crashed. The result was terrible: 66 people lost their lives. The results of the investigations followed the line of a possible terrorist attack. This theory was based on certain traces of explosives that had been found in the corpses of some of the passengers on the flight. However, despite these alleged "traces of explosives", the investigation has now taken a radical turn as Some French investigators consider that it would have been the iPad mini 4 or the iPhone 6s of the co-pilot of the plane, which would be found after the fire that finally caused the accident of the EgyptAir plane.
According to the French investigation, data recovered from the plane's black box indicates that a fire broke out near the aircraft cabin that eventually led to the aircraft crashing. This fire could have been caused by an iPad mini 4 or an iPhone 6s that would have exploded after the co-pilot had left it on top of the instrument panel., as a video of the Parisian Charles de Gaulle airport would indicate.
The hypothesis of the French researchers is further supported by the fact that it was in this same area that the first automatic warning messages were launched.
What would have been the cause for which one of these devices would have suddenly caught fire? Sun. Indeed, since both iPhone 6s and iPad mini 4 the copilot were kept on top of the dashboard, these could have been exposed to direct sunlight for an extended period of time causing 'thermal runaways' and eventually leading to a fire.
A doubtful theory, not impossible bolt
After investigators have found "traces of explosives" on some corpses, it is difficult to understand how the line of investigation can turn so radically.
According to air safety expert David Learmount, the theory behind the iPhone 6s and iPad mini 4 as possible causes of the accident sounds dubious and has been published by the newspaper Le Parisién, not only for the Lack of evidence, but because "the pilots do not leave objects on the dashboard because they know that they will end up in their lap when they leave or on the ground and they will be transported in turbulence and could jam the controls. Although this does not completely rule out a human fault. On the other hand, and this already seems more feasible, it indicates that the fires in the bathroom and the cabin occurred too fast as if to blame a battery explosion in the cockpit.
Apple responds
Apple has already released an official statement stating that it has not been contacted by any investigating agency regarding this serious accident.
We have not been contacted by GTA or any authority investigating this tragic event. We have not seen the report, but we understand that there is no evidence linking this event to Apple products. If the researchers have questions for us, of course we will help in any way we can. We rigorously test our products to ensure they meet or exceed international safety standards.