Saturday, January 12, 2013

US aviation authority to conduct Boeing's 787 review following fire, fuel leak reports


New York: The national aviation authority of the United States will launch a comprehensive review of the critical systems of Boeing's 787s, after a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the review would include the design, manufacture and assembly of those systems.
The FAA statement gave no indication that the agency intends to limit or prohibit the 787 from flying during the review, the New York Daily News reports.
According to the report, the 787, which Boeing calls the " Dreamliner," relies more than any other modern airliner on electrical signals to help power nearly everything the plane does.
It's also the first Boeing plane to use rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which charge faster and can be molded to space-saving shapes compared to other airplane batteries.
12/01/13 ANI/News Track India
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