787 Lands Safely After Smoke Detected

[Aulia Harun]

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news..._203592-1.html

Oh dear...

[milehighj]

Boeing Dreamliner Said to Lose Power After Equipment-Bay Fire
By Susanna Ray - Nov 9, 2010

A Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner’s emergency landing in Texas followed a fire in an equipment bay that knocked out the jet’s electricity during a test flight, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

The loss of power robbed the pilots of the primary cockpit displays and some of their electronic flight controls as the plane neared the Laredo, Texas, airport yesterday, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the details aren’t public. The plane landed safely, Boeing said.

A ram-air turbine, which has a propeller spun by onrushing air, popped out of the bottom of the jet to generate backup power, the person said. Boeing uses more electricity on the Dreamliner than on traditional airliners, with power levels that are five times higher than on the company’s 767.

Yesterday’s incident came at the end of a test flight from Yuma, Arizona, and refocused attention on a plane whose commercial debut has been delayed six times as Chicago-based Boeing struggles with new materials, parts shortages, redesign work and a new production system. Boeing now expects the 787 to enter service around February.

“We are continuing to gather data regarding this event,” Lori Gunter, a Boeing spokeswoman, said in an e-mail.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-1...-in-texas.html

[SilverChris]

Yikes, can we still expect the first deliveries to be on time?

[Aulia Harun]

Yikes, can we still expect the first deliveries to be on time?

I hope so. I've been waiting for years to fly aboard the 7-late-7
Airlines like RJ actually acquired the Airbus A330-200 due to the delayed deliveries of the 787.

[globetrekker84]

Phew! As long as it's not our fault...

[SQtraveller]

Boeing halts 787 Dreamliner test flights

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