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JAL Dreamliner 787 has fuel leak
For the second day in a row, a Japan Airlines B787 Dreamliner has a problem. A day after a fire was reported in one of JAL's Dreamliners, today there is report of a fuel leak on a different Dreamliner. (www.boston.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I'm planning a trip sometime this Summer to Japan. Trying to find a cheaper flight. Any suggestions.
Yes, don't go on the Dreamliner just yet.
according to Boeing and the FAA the 787 was such a reliable and tested airplane that right from the start it got nearly unlimited ETOPS. Anyone with more than 2 working brain cells knew that was dangerous: new design, new materials, new engines, new electronic architecture..... So they decided that computer testing and some flying would be the same as years of flying and millions of flight hours. Well, these incidents (3 serious ones in 3 days) show how wrong they were; a typical US business style to put profits before safety. Because if that fire would have started in the air while flying over the ocean we would have seen the first deadly 787 crash. And losing a lot of fuel on take-off also is not promoting safety as well. Strange that nobody questions these ETOPS permission for a new and unproven plane...
I for my part know for sure I won't fly a 787 for the first 3 years, I prefer proven planes like the 777 or the 330. Let others be the crash test dummies...
I for my part know for sure I won't fly a 787 for the first 3 years, I prefer proven planes like the 777 or the 330. Let others be the crash test dummies...
Sorry that should read B787's
I also agree with my mom! this is a new hi tech aircraft it should not have problems this early.
"one of four valves connecting the center and left main fuel tanks was open. That led to fuel flowing between the center and left tanks to a surge tank near the wing tip and then out a vent, spilling about 40 gallons."
http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2013/01/jal_explains_787_fuel_leak_boston
http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2013/01/jal_explains_787_fuel_leak_boston