787 Emerg. landing
11-09-2010, 03:22 PM
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787 Emerg. landing
DALLAS – A Boeing 787 jetliner made an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the main cabin during a test flight over Texas.
A Boeing spokeswoman said Tuesday that the plane landed safely and the crew was evacuated after landing in Laredo.
Emergency personnel were called. Boeing said it was still gathering information about the incident.
Boeing has said it will deliver the first production models of the 787 to airlines next year. Development of the aircraft is running about three years behind schedule after a series of delays.
The fuselage of the 787 is made of composite material designed to produce a lighter, more fuel-efficient plane.
A Boeing spokeswoman said Tuesday that the plane landed safely and the crew was evacuated after landing in Laredo.
Emergency personnel were called. Boeing said it was still gathering information about the incident.
Boeing has said it will deliver the first production models of the 787 to airlines next year. Development of the aircraft is running about three years behind schedule after a series of delays.
The fuselage of the 787 is made of composite material designed to produce a lighter, more fuel-efficient plane.
11-09-2010, 03:39 PM
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Here's some more details from the Seattle Times:
By Dominic Gates
Seattle Times aerospace reporter
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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight test plane had an emergency after landing in Laredo, Texas, Tuesday.
The pilot of Dreamliner No. 2 detected smoke in the back of the cabin where a team of flight technicians sat at computer workstations monitoring the flight data. The pilot declared an emergency and activated the emergency slides.
The 30 to 40 people aboard were able to get out safely.
"The aircraft landed at Laredo at about 2:54 Central Time," said Federal Aviation Adminstration spokesman Lynn Lunsford. "The aircraft was evacuated on the runway. They pulled the slides."
Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter said she did not yet know the extent of the smoke in the cabin. It's too early to speculate on the cause, she said.
The test airplane took off from Yuma, Ariz., early Tuesday morning in search of hot weather for a test of the nitrogen generating system that reduces the flammability of the jet fuel inside the wing tanks.
The system injects nitrogen into the space above the fuel as the tank empties; the fuel is more volatile when hot.
The plane had originally filed a flight plan to fly to Harlingen, Texas, but the pilots decided instead to land in Laredo because weather conditions there looked better for their test, Gunter said.
The FAA's Lunsford confirmed that the plane was not diverted. He said the FAA will look into the incident with Boeing to determine the cause.
By Dominic Gates
Seattle Times aerospace reporter
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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight test plane had an emergency after landing in Laredo, Texas, Tuesday.
The pilot of Dreamliner No. 2 detected smoke in the back of the cabin where a team of flight technicians sat at computer workstations monitoring the flight data. The pilot declared an emergency and activated the emergency slides.
The 30 to 40 people aboard were able to get out safely.
"The aircraft landed at Laredo at about 2:54 Central Time," said Federal Aviation Adminstration spokesman Lynn Lunsford. "The aircraft was evacuated on the runway. They pulled the slides."
Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter said she did not yet know the extent of the smoke in the cabin. It's too early to speculate on the cause, she said.
The test airplane took off from Yuma, Ariz., early Tuesday morning in search of hot weather for a test of the nitrogen generating system that reduces the flammability of the jet fuel inside the wing tanks.
The system injects nitrogen into the space above the fuel as the tank empties; the fuel is more volatile when hot.
The plane had originally filed a flight plan to fly to Harlingen, Texas, but the pilots decided instead to land in Laredo because weather conditions there looked better for their test, Gunter said.
The FAA's Lunsford confirmed that the plane was not diverted. He said the FAA will look into the incident with Boeing to determine the cause.
11-09-2010, 04:16 PM
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Sounds like it was pretty serious. They were down to the RAT.
Business & Technology | Electrical fire forces emergency landing of 787 test plane | Seattle Times Newspaper
Business & Technology | Electrical fire forces emergency landing of 787 test plane | Seattle Times Newspaper
11-10-2010, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
Changed destination from HRL to LRD.....
Had a "fire" and blew the slides....
I think they just wanted a few extra days in Boys Town
Had a "fire" and blew the slides....
I think they just wanted a few extra days in Boys Town
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