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(PDF) Investigative Update of Battery Fire Japan Airlines B-787 - Jan 7, 2013
NTSB presentation on their findings thus far and their investigation. (www.ntsb.gov) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I will be honest, from the photos of the battery pack, it contained the cells a lot better than imagined. That's what makes it so hard for armchair engineers.
I also wonder if Japan's investigators have found the same results from their examination of the battery pack?
I also wonder if Japan's investigators have found the same results from their examination of the battery pack?
I find it difficult to understand why Boeing would allow the entire future of the 787 to be jeopardized by two small batteries. After all of the state of the art engineering that went into the 787 are we now to remain grounded over a battery?
You need to build a containment device that will contain the propensity of the materials in the 787 design to catch fire. It appears the drive towards lighter and smaller neglected that little tidbit as evidenced by the picture of the battery that failed. One should also have a reservior to contain liquid electrolyte forced out of the rupture valves rather than spewing flaming hot material all over the electronics bay.
The bay itself looks like there is a bit of space left for a larger, safer battery. Perhaps a back-up unit too.