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Remote control aircraft – "Stunt Bird" – Dickie

Serious risk Burns, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 10 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 11 Jul 2008 (week 27, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Remote control aircraft – "Stunt Bird"
Brand
Dickie
Brand as notified
DICKIE
Barcode
4006333188015
Barcodes listed
4006333188015 (official alert record)
Description
This is a remote controlled aircraft packed in a cardboard box.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire and burns because during charging the battery temperature quickly rose from 25ºC (ambient temperature) to 146ºC in 10 minutes. Approximately 10 minutes after charging began, one of the cells of the internal battery of the aircraft exploded (the internal battery consists of 5 cells). The temperature at that time was 146ºC. The plastic covering the batteries was partially destroyed due to the high temperature reached by the battery during charging in accordance with instructions in the user manual.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0737/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0737/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-27 (XML)
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