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NTSB: Plane battery that burned not overcharged

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ASSOCIATED PRESS This is the distorted main lithium-ion battery of the All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787 which made an emergency landing on Wednesday, Jan. 16, in Takamatsu, western Japan. The pilot of the ANA plane made an emergency landing after he smelled something burning and received a cockpit warning of battery problems. All passengers evacuated the plane on emergency slides.

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The battery that caught fire in a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 in Boston earlier this month was not overcharged, but government investigators said there could still be problems with wiring or other charging components.