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FAA pulls the 787 AWC

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:37 pm
by The Inspector
The FAA this afternoon 1/16/13 temporarily suspended the Air Worthiness Certificate for the 787 until they get a handle on the battery issues.
Maybe it's time for the airplane guys to take over from the bean massagers in Chicago-too much outsourcing.

Re: FAA pulls the 787 AWC

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:19 am
by bdk
Isn't that somewhat unprecedented?

Excuse me, but is that your laptop smoldering in the corner?

Re: FAA pulls the 787 AWC

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:10 am
by The Inspector
The last time was in 1979 AFTER a series of awful DC-10 fatal accidents topped off with AMERICAN 191 @ ORD.

Re: FAA pulls the 787 AWC

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:35 am
by K5DH
bdk wrote:Excuse me, but is that your laptop smoldering in the corner?

Or your cell phone bursting into flames in your pocket? Lithium-Ion batteries are dangerous.