NTSB Updates Dreamliner Probe, Moves Beyond Batteries By Paul Riegler 2 February 2013 Frequent Business Traveler
The National Safety Transportation Board and Japanese authorities announced on Friday that they had not found enough evidence in the remains of the two Boeing 787 Dreamliner batteries they are testing to make a determination as to what caused them to over heat. As a result, they are expanding the current probe to include other electrical components. Testing of the two batteries will continue and one test scheduled for next week will involve shorting out the batteries cells to see if the problem is in the actual cells. Earlier in the week, both United Airlines and All Nippon Airways, the first operator of the Dreamliner, said that they had had to replace multiple batteries on their 787s because they were wearing out sooner than expected. United, which received six Dreamliners in September of last year, has replaced three batteries thus far; ANA, which has 17 Dreamliners in its fleet, has replaced ten in the period from May to December. All three of United's batteries and half of ANA's had low power levels upon replacement. ... http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2013/02/ntsb-updates-dreamliner-probe-moves-beyond-batteries/ _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
