In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage. – FAA Statement
Below are some of Thursday’s headlines concerning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The latest episodes are the FAA warning and a St. Petersburg man’s jeep catching fire while the phone was charging.
There are two video reports, the Bloomberg report explores how the Samsung problem will effect its battle with Apple.
Time:
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phone Explodes, Sets Man’s Jeep on Fire
A Florida man’s recently recalled Samsung phone exploded and set his vehicle on fire earlier on Monday, he said.
Nathan Dornacher said his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone was charging inside his SUV when it burst into flames, which then engulfed his vehicle. The incident came days after Samsung said it is suspending Galaxy Note 7 sales because batteries of some of the smartphones exploded while they were charging.
Norman Dornacher via Facebook:
Here is a update on everything @Samsung has been in contact with us since last night and is being very helpful. They are sending someone to review everything. We will not gain anything from this for the keyboard invesgator’s out there. Yes we had insurance but very minimum and nothing to cover any of the recent work done no ones fault but our own. We are not and have not asked for anything, we are not getting a lawyer, we will replace in time when we can afford it.
All I want out of this is for everyone to take this recall seriously and if you didn’t know about it please educate yourself before it’s too late I had the phone for 5 days and not having tv or a notification we did not know. We are safe no one was hurt all that matters to me.
U.S. air-safety regulators have taken the unusual step of singling out Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as a potential airborne fire hazard, urging passengers to avoid using the devices entirely on board airliners.
In a brief but strongly worded statement released late Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said that “in light of recent incidents and concerns” involving the smartphones, the agency “strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices” on planes and “not to stow them in any checked baggage.”
Samsung has said it shipped 2.5 million units of the Galaxy Note 7 since its launch on Aug. 19. In the U.S., the phone has a suggested retail price of more than $800.
