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Passenger Snaps Photo of Fuel Pouring Out of a Dreamliner's Wing
If Boeing was looking to 2014 as a fresh start for their constantly malfunctioning Dreamliner, that particular dream is almost certainly crushed by now. In addition to one of the plane's batteries malfunctioning (again) just a few days ago, a Norweigan's Airlines flight was cancelled yesterday after a passenger noticed that fuel was pouring from a valve on the plane's wing. (gizmodo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
you mean it is a huge succes for Boeing as they have sourced this battery ? and they are responsible for what they sell..... and before containing a fire I prefer no fire on an airplane....
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The Dreamliner landed safely at Canton because it was being flown by good pilots. A computer glitch did not deter them from flying the airplane. There were not failures of multiple systems, simply warnings. A hard reset solved the problem. Any device with a billion semiconductor junctions can have a programming misstep.
Other planes are flown by computers assisted by Systems Operators.
All things considered I'd rather be in a plane flown by a pilot.
Other planes are flown by computers assisted by Systems Operators.
All things considered I'd rather be in a plane flown by a pilot.
You miss the point. no excuse, like "it was just a faulty battery, but not Boeing's fault" doesn't fly here. Indemnifying everyone except the manufacturer doesn't excuse the manufacturer from being at fault. Boeing's own systems here took a dive, and if it weren't for the pilots flying the plane, this could have ended much worse.
I'm no Airbus fanboy (I've made mention here many times that I really the E170/190 series jets from Embraer, but I'm impartial to Boeing and Airbus), but everyone lambasts Airbus for the slightest misstep, but doesn't do the same with Boeing when it happens to them. You can't have it both ways in this instance, when the B787 had a computer systems equivalent of the Gimli Glider, and for a "new plane with teething problems", the problems are adding up.
There definitely weren't anywhere near the number of problems with the B777 when it ramped up service in 1995 than we've seen here.
I'm no Airbus fanboy (I've made mention here many times that I really the E170/190 series jets from Embraer, but I'm impartial to Boeing and Airbus), but everyone lambasts Airbus for the slightest misstep, but doesn't do the same with Boeing when it happens to them. You can't have it both ways in this instance, when the B787 had a computer systems equivalent of the Gimli Glider, and for a "new plane with teething problems", the problems are adding up.
There definitely weren't anywhere near the number of problems with the B777 when it ramped up service in 1995 than we've seen here.
Except, well..."except" for the battery "problem" (much publicized), well...that is it.
THIS 'story', for example? Just chaff in the wind....a typical, everyday fuel vent overflow.
Thing is, the fuel venting can occur on EVERY modern commercial passenger jet, it's just a matter of the design of the specific model, and thus the location of the vent overflow.
Historically in Boeing aircraft it is near the wingtip, but the location depends on the specific design of the fuel system.
My experience in airline training is....the specific diagrams and training material text and visuals are subject to copyright.
IF you wish to learn more, there are resources available, if asked properly (i.e., an airline training facility) and IF you have a "reason" to ask.
THIS 'story', for example? Just chaff in the wind....a typical, everyday fuel vent overflow.
Thing is, the fuel venting can occur on EVERY modern commercial passenger jet, it's just a matter of the design of the specific model, and thus the location of the vent overflow.
Historically in Boeing aircraft it is near the wingtip, but the location depends on the specific design of the fuel system.
My experience in airline training is....the specific diagrams and training material text and visuals are subject to copyright.
IF you wish to learn more, there are resources available, if asked properly (i.e., an airline training facility) and IF you have a "reason" to ask.
These writers are so quick to jump on the "shit on Boeing" bandwagon they fail to educate themselves on what their writing. Just another example of stupid people doing their job with their eyes shut!!