Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Caught Fire in Heathrow

[Naim 6]

Still early report.

 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23294760#TWEET819627

[flee 5]

Oh no, not the Dreamliner again! Saw the live feed from LHR and no casualties were reported so far. Hope it stays that way!

[Naim 6]

RT @flightradar24: Latest reports says it's Ethiopian 787 ET-AOP #heathrow #fire

[JingKai Seah 0]

Here's a passenger of another aircraft that was the last to land at the airport.. now stuck at the runway.. His view of the incident.. Taken from twitter user apd1988:

https://twitter.com/apd1988/status/355719615151759360/photo/1

Edited July 12, 2013 by JingKai Seah

[Naim 6]

RT @SkyNewsBreak: Update - Ethiopian Airlines plane which caught fire at Heathrow Airport is Boeing 787 Dreamliner - no passengers were onboard

 

RT @BBCNews: Plane on fire at Heathrow airport was first #787Dreamliner to resume flights after grounding due to battery fires http://bbc.in/13UqOWF

[Mulyadir Fitri 0]

 

From A.Net

Edited July 12, 2013 by Mulyadir Fitri

[JingKai Seah 0]

oh no.. not again

[Naim 6]

Edited July 12, 2013 by Naim

[Mulyadir Fitri 0]

Sky is reporting that Boeing shares fell 5% already after this incident

[Naim 6]

I think still got battery fire problem lah.

 

[Mulyadir Fitri 0]

 

Burn marks on top.

From A.Net

 

Operations have now resumed at LHR. Boeing shares are down at 6.6 % as of now

Edited July 12, 2013 by Mulyadir Fitri

[V Wong 0]

Oh no! It is the breaking news on the France24 screenshot that caught my attention

[alberttky 0]

It'll be interesting to see if the damage is beyond economical repair.

And be prepared for Akbar Al Baker shooting Boeing soon.

[Mulyadir Fitri 0]

TV stations are alternating between the incident at LHR and the train derailment near Paris with many casualties reported. With SFO preceding these two, not a good week for the transportation sector

[JuliusWong 0]

Well, I think we are having a Final Destination week......Could someone pass me the popcorn and DVD of the movie???

[Naim 6]

Fire seems nowhere near the batteries.

 

 

Full story here: http://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-fire-thought-unrelated-to-battery-issue-2013-7

Edited July 12, 2013 by Naim

[JuliusWong 0]

Just read this in a comment posted on avherald.com

"The aircraft fire is unrelated to the batteries. This will be confirmed tomorrow in a boeing press conference. Fire is strongly believed to be as a result of galley overheat - failure of coffee heater trip switch which was left on.Burnt out much of the galley and area above causing deep damage to aft bh and rudder/elevator system. Aircraft sadly a write off - unless pride of hull loss/p.r dictates repair even if economically un-viable."

Link: http://avherald.com/h?article=45c377c5&opt=0 (see comment from ba ground eng)

Matt"

[Alif A. F. 0]

Just read this in a comment posted on avherald.com

 

"The aircraft fire is unrelated to the batteries. This will be confirmed tomorrow in a boeing press conference. Fire is strongly believed to be as a result of galley overheat - failure of coffee heater trip switch which was left on.Burnt out much of the galley and area above causing deep damage to aft bh and rudder/elevator system. Aircraft sadly a write off - unless pride of hull loss/p.r dictates repair even if economically un-viable."

 

Link: http://avherald.com/h?article=45c377c5&opt=0 (see comment from ba ground eng)

 

Matt"

Cabin crew error? It seems that the damage only occurs at small parts of the area, judging by the external photo of it, yet the aircraft is total write off, so does composite materials cantbe easily fixed/replaced?

[Waiping 12]

Seems like they fixed the bigger problem (battery) but neglected the smaller one (simple circuit breaker).

[alberttky 0]

Doesn't the 787 have a "galley power" switch on the overhead panel in the cockpit like the 737? Forgot to switch that off? Anyway awaiting investigation report.

[Naim 6]

RT @Reuters: No evidence of link between Dreamliner fire and batteries: AAIB http://reut.rs/12yUSkh

[Lock SH 0]

 

* Black spots just infront of vertical stab are the damage area.

 

Quite a substantial damage to the aircraft skin. Not a good year for 7Late7 ...........

 

 

[Naim 6]

"In Dreamliner fire probe, investigators eye Honeywell transmitter: source"

 

Investigators are looking at an emergency locator transmitter built by Honeywell International Inc. as the possible cause of a fire on board a Boeing Co. Dreamliner in London last week, according to a source familiar with the probe.

 

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/boeing-forced-to-wait-for-answers-in-dreamliner-fire-probe/article13219071/?service=mobile

Edited July 15, 2013 by Naim

[Naim 6]

RT @BreakingNews: Battery in emergency beacon likely cause of Boeing 787 fire at Heathrow, UK investigators say - @BloombergNews, @SkyNewsBreak

 

RT @SkyNewsBreak: UK authorities to ask Federal Aviation Authorities for all Boeing 787 Dreamliners to disconnect their emergency beacons

 

RT @SkyNewsBreak: Air Accident Investigators: Source of Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at Heathrow was battery in emergency beacon.

 

RT @verge: UK investigators blame a new kind of battery for Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire http://vrge.co/12XO8O4

[Mulyadir Fitri 0]

The full bulletin and recommendations by AAIB.

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/S5-2013%20ET-AOP.pdf