1/11/2013 11:25:00 AM
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FAA Orders Comprehensive Review of 787 Dreamliner
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration launched a “high-priority and comprehensive” review of Boeing 787’s critical systems, including the design, manufacture and assembly of the Dreamliner.
The review follows several recent malfunctions, including a battery fire and fuel leaks.
A team of FAA and Boeing engineers and inspectors will conduct this joint review, with an emphasis on the aircraft’s electrical power and distribution system. The review will also examine how the electrical and mechanical systems interact with each other.
“We are confident that the aircraft is safe,” stated FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta. “But we need to have a complete understanding of what is happening.”
The review will be structured to provide a broader view of design, manufacturing and assembly and will not focus exclusively on individual events. The review is expected to begin in Seattle, but may expand to other locations over the course of several months.
FAA technical experts logged 200,000 hours of work during the 787 type certification and flew on numerous test flights.
United Airlines is currently the only U.S. airline operating the 787, with six airplanes in service. The worldwide in-service fleet includes 50 aircraft.
Boeing expressed confidence in its Dreamliner.
“The airplane has logged 50,000 hours of flight and there are more than 150 flights occurring daily,” the company stated. “Its in-service performance is on par with the industry’s best-ever introduction into service – the Boeing 777. Like the 777, at 15 months of service, we are seeing the 787′s fleet wide dispatch reliability well above 90 percent.”
Fasteners played a role in the nearly three-year delay of Boeing’s composite 787 Dreamliner, as supply disruptions and improper installation plagued its test aircraft fleet. ©2013 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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