ET / Ethiopian 787 "Dreamliner" catches fire at LHR [12 Jul 2013]
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I can confirm. It is an Ethiopian B787, standing a little away from Terminal 3 at LHR. When we taxed past the aircraft they were spraying water on it, but there were no visible signs of a fire. Probably put out already. I wonder what caused it. Boeing sure won't be happy about this ...
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Breaking: Ethiopian 787 catches fire at Heathrow (7/12/13)
Few details on this item just picked up via the NY Times/Reuters.
Article quoted below in full due to its brevity:
"LONDON A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain's Heathrow airport on Friday, forcing the closure of both of its runways.
Shares in Boeing fell over 5 percent in New York. Television footage showed the Dreamliner surrounded by foam used by firefighters.
A Heathrow spokeswoman said fire services were attending the incident. There were no passengers aboard the plane.
The lightweight new plane suffered a series of battery fires earlier this year, causing it to be grounded until Boeing came up with a fix.
On April 27, Ethiopian Airlines was the first carrier to resume flights with Dreamliner passenger jets, three months after they were grounded over the battery meltdowns.
(Reporting by Rhys Jones; editing by Guy Faulconbridge Stephen Addison and Kate Holton)"
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/...w.html?hp&_r=0
Obviously too early to comment on whether this was/is due to previous battery issues with the aircraft.
Article quoted below in full due to its brevity:
"LONDON A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain's Heathrow airport on Friday, forcing the closure of both of its runways.
Shares in Boeing fell over 5 percent in New York. Television footage showed the Dreamliner surrounded by foam used by firefighters.
A Heathrow spokeswoman said fire services were attending the incident. There were no passengers aboard the plane.
The lightweight new plane suffered a series of battery fires earlier this year, causing it to be grounded until Boeing came up with a fix.
On April 27, Ethiopian Airlines was the first carrier to resume flights with Dreamliner passenger jets, three months after they were grounded over the battery meltdowns.
(Reporting by Rhys Jones; editing by Guy Faulconbridge Stephen Addison and Kate Holton)"
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/...w.html?hp&_r=0
Obviously too early to comment on whether this was/is due to previous battery issues with the aircraft.
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Aviation Herald reports that the plane arrived LHR @06:30
Is there a pattern with (at least some) of the fires occurring after the plane lands, docks, and is powered down? I believe that is the same sequence as occurred with the JAL fire at Boston.
Last edited by transportprof; Jul 12, 2013 at 11:16 am