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United Airlines Boeing 787 u-turns three times in two days
A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was involved in three separate incidents over the span of two days, as it attempted to depart from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT). (www.aerotime.aero) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Love the statement "no injuries reported".............
Lol right. Last I knew these were all cargo flights.
The airline and Boeing both better hope that god forbid nothing happens in the near future with this plane..... They just dont care and since they consider the people they haul as expendable next to money. Boeing is accountable to every future passenger who gets on that plane unknowingly in the future because they KNOW there is a problem.
I remember reading about a plane that had to turn around twice on flights to Hawaii. They never made it past a half hour before turning around. A few months later, I was flying to Hawaii, and started smiling after we passed that time span. I know it was silly, but still, we were on our way... It was a great trip!
Sounds like narita needs new mechanics
The Rumor is that this plane has been having electrical issues and maintence cant find the actually cause but also have noticed the problem coming and going without reason.
This will be hard to track down. Seeing as the issue has been reported as the “left slat”, and they are no longer hydraulic; the actuator powered electrically.
Boeing’s website saying: “The electric system improves efficiency by extracting only the power actually needed during each phase of flight.“
When the slats are in motion, I would assume the actuator is drawing more current then has been allocated by the system leaving it stuck.
I agree with Chris, the problem sounds deep inside the electrical system or even coding glitch, going to be a tricky find.
Boeing’s website saying: “The electric system improves efficiency by extracting only the power actually needed during each phase of flight.“
When the slats are in motion, I would assume the actuator is drawing more current then has been allocated by the system leaving it stuck.
I agree with Chris, the problem sounds deep inside the electrical system or even coding glitch, going to be a tricky find.
At least with hydraulics, you can find the problem. Look for the leaks. A loose ground, a flaky winding, a loose connection, a chaffed wire, moisture permeating a connection box.
Hydraulics is a bitch, but electronics are a new monster. So many more failure modes. I don't know which I'd feel more comfortable with. Properly designed, they are equal...
Hydraulics is a bitch, but electronics are a new monster. So many more failure modes. I don't know which I'd feel more comfortable with. Properly designed, they are equal...