Re:FAA Finds New Risk on 737 Max, Orders Boeing to Make Changes
by CaptainZapp on Thursday June 27, 2019 @07:26AM
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I remember after the 787 was launched there was a few stories in the press about the batteries catching fire mid-flight, but it turned out the designers and engineers had accounted for that possibility and it wasn't really a big deal.
It was a huge deal and the plane was grounded for three month due to those battery fires.
Originally the engineers did not account for battery fires and needed to refit a compartment to seal the batteries in case a fire occurs.
Luckily it was either on approach, or they could emergency land the plane when the problem occured.
A burning lithium battery in a flying plane is one of the worst imaginable scenarios you can encounter during a flight and is a fucking big deal.
It was a huge deal and the plane was grounded for three month due to those battery fires.
Originally the engineers did not account for battery fires and needed to refit a compartment to seal the batteries in case a fire occurs.
Luckily it was either on approach, or they could emergency land the plane when the problem occured.
A burning lithium battery in a flying plane is one of the worst imaginable scenarios you can encounter during a flight and is a fucking big deal.
Edited to add : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner_battery_...