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  • Masterthread - 787 Problems

    Yikes

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...in-boston.html

  • #2
    Looks pretty serious. It would have been utter mayhem if it had happened over the ocean. Wonder if FAA would restrict or suspend its ETOPS rating in the aftermath of such incidences.

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    • #3
      Understanding that these batteries in trouble is used to assist landing?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by cscs1956 View Post
        Understanding that these batteries in trouble is used to assist landing?
        If you mean that these batteries assist in landing during aircraft malfunction, then you are partially right. It's among the many electrical sources an ETOPS rated aircraft has.

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        • #5
          When it rains, it pours.

          Another JAL 787 problem, this time a fuel leak in Boston.

          http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/travel...eak/index.html

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          • #6
            I have to assume it wasn't the same aircraft?

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            • #7
              One can only imagine the response of certain people if these had been A380's or SQ aircraft.....or both.

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              • #8
                Yet another one !
                http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...rport-20130109

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                • #9
                  Not good. Makes me glad SQ are giving theirs to Scoot.

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                  • #10
                    Avoid for now.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by scooby5 View Post
                      I have to assume it wasn't the same aircraft?
                      Think the one on fire is grounded for investigation.
                      http://www.boston.com/business/news/...YqM/story.html
                      Last edited by cscs1956; 11 January 2013, 02:46 AM.

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                      • #12
                        I was looking forward to trying SIN NRT BOS but I'll wait a while now!

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                            • #15
                              My two cents: The windshield crack is nothing to note. It happens on hundreds of planes a day. The fact that it happened on a 787 was a freebie to the media, who don't know any better. I'm willing to bet that it's happened a few times already.

                              The oil leak is something overblown too. That, I'm willing to bet it was a maintenance issue. Probably just an overfill condition.

                              That said, given all the redundancies that I've seen and are aware of on that plane, I still would say it's one of the safest planes to fly out there.

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