787 Fire at Heathrow
07-12-2013, 10:06 AM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/bu...hrow.html?_r=0
Here is another link, but sounds like the same information.
Here is another link, but sounds like the same information.
07-12-2013, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Lobaeux
$BA is down, nearly 4.5%, it's not a bad time to buy.
Disclaimer: I'm not a financial planner, just a swing trader.
Disclaimer: I'm not a financial planner, just a swing trader.
07-12-2013, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by savall
"Fire-retardant foam appeared to have been sprayed at the airliner, but no damage was immediately apparent."
Except of course for the burn marks above the aft galley.
Except of course for the burn marks above the aft galley.
Now we know why they don't make Tupperware Smokers.
07-12-2013, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mike734
Ouch. That looks like an expensive repair.
I'd guess some sort of temporary patch and unpressurized ferry flight to the US. At the least the interior and many of the electronics will have to be gutted and replaced. Avionics will require at least bench overhaul to clean and verify their normal operation after exposure to so much soot.
07-12-2013, 11:22 AM
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This will not be repairable unless the aft fuselage can be demated from the center. If they are joined mechanically (fasteners) then it should be possibly to join a new aft but it's bonded and bolted forget it, throw-away.
07-12-2013, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by trip
This will not be repairable unless the aft fuselage can be demated from the center. If they are joined mechanically (fasteners) then it should be possibly to join a new aft but it's bonded and bolted forget it, throw-away.
I'm sure they can disconnect the barrels at some point, but this is going to be catastrophically expensive...even more so since it will have to be done on-site.
Might be more cost-effective to scrap, although I suspect BA will repair it anyway rather than part it out and generate even more negative press.
Maybe a 50-gal drum of bondo and a ferry permit back to Seattle?
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