787 on fire at Logan

[TheKiecker]

JAL Flight 7, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. smoke in cockpit, now flames from cargo hold.

http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Heavy-smoke-reported-in-Logan-plane/-/11971628/18035428/-/n1dvwc/-/index.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=wcvb

http://pics.lockerz.com/s/275224425

http://twitpic.com/btav08

http://twitpic.com/btb610

[mawheatley]

Thank God that didn't happen in flight.

[TheKiecker]

BFD reporting fire was in an area that holds batteries.

[Arrow]

Not the sort of attention one wants to be getting with a new airliner. Glad nobody was hurt

Arrow

[Highkeas]

BFD reporting fire was in an area that holds batteries.

A battery exploded according to this report:

http://news.yahoo.com/boeing-787-catches-fire-gate-boston-airport-no-163946225--finance.html

[TheKiecker]

Other links in this link

http://www.nycaviation.com/2013/01/japan-airlines-787-catches-fire-in-boston/#.UOstGG_BFmo

http://www.pictureboston.com/blog/?p=2237 more pics

[orangehuggy]

Thank God that didn't happen in flight.

i think this battery will only start powering the aircraft systems after engine shutdown, therefore it is unlikely that it would overheat and combust in the air

[SYDCBRWOD]

i think this battery will only start powering the aircraft systems after engine shutdown, therefore it is unlikely that it would overheat and combust in the air

A battery doesn't have to be being discharged for it to cause a fire. Overcharging or even a short can create conditions for a fire. I.E. a battery fire is perfectly possible in flight.

[B757300]

Likely just a defective battery which finally failed, thankfully on the ground.

My company had a customer who purchased a high end APC UPS for a server. A week later, the extended run time battery caught fire, completely at random. Thankfully their halon system put it out.

[TheKiecker]

Interesting.... Not your regular battery on the 787 DL...

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dreamliner-fire-20130109,0,3783857.story

[B757300]

Lithium-ion batteries really do not have the safety level for use in commercial aircraft. For whatever reason, and no one really seems to be fully certain, they spontaneously combust.

I've seen more than one laptop come in which caught fire because the battery decided it wanted to try and become an ignition source. While I'm sure some were due to someone using the wrong charger or the like, at least one belonged to an IT professional, not someone who would make such a novice mistake.

[TeeVee]

are they really lithium-ion? find that hard to believe. not the least of which is because they are such old technology to put in a spankin new aircraft! li-po batteries are just as light and do not combust on their own. shame on you boeing...

[tsv]

. li-po batteries are just as light and do not combust on their own. shame on you boeing...

I'm sure you jest but I will bite. I'm no Boeing fan but I'm sure they've put a bit of thought into which Batteries to use. Of course they may have made a wrong decision but I wouldn't be assuming that just yet

[Alessandro]

ETOPS 330 for the Boeing 787 has to wait. Soon 100 of this aircraft flying, so enough flighttime to iron out the problems.

[TheKiecker]

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