New York – United Airlines Finds Wiring Problem On 787

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    An undated handout photo of a United Airlines 787 Dreamliner supplied by United Airlines December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Gail Hanus/United AirlinesNew York – United Airlines (UAL.N) has found a wiring problem on one of its Boeing Co (BA.N) 787 jets, an issue that affects the same system that caused a fire aboard a Japan Airlines Co 787 in Boston on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source.

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    The airline found improperly installed wiring in electrical components associated with the auxilliary power unit, the Journal reported. United examined the components after the fire on Monday, which took the Japan Airlines jet out of service.

    United spokeswoman Christen David said United inspected its 787s after the Boston incident, but she declined to confirm the Journal report or to discuss the results of the inspections.


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    cbdds
    cbdds
    11 years ago

    Finding a problem in wiring implies that it was installed wrong and can be fixed. This would be good because this plane is pretty close to be grounded, just like the DC-10 was many years ago.
    Historically, the DC-10 continued in production as versions of the DC-10 and MD-11 while its most direct competitor the L-1011 was a financial flop but a pretty good plane.

    11 years ago

    The DC-10 was never grounded, although there were calls to do so. The power of the airline lobby, consisting of aircraft manufacturers, and their henchmen prevented the DC-10 from being grounded.

    11 years ago

    To #3 (DC-10 was grounded)- It was not the design flaw of the DC-10, which caused the worst single aviation accident in American history, at O’Hare Airport, in May, 1979. It was the negligent and defective manner, in which the airline mechanics rendered repairs to the engines, causing the engine to fall off, and causing debris from the falling engine, to damage other systems of the aircraft. Numerous recommendations were made by the NTSB, and unfortunately, not all of them were followed. One of the recommendations called for the redesign of the hydraulic systems, on the DC-10. The latter recommendation was never ordered by the FAA. As a result, another disastrous accident involving the DC-10 at the Sioux City Airport, in July, 1989, took place.

    11 years ago

    To CBDDS-#5- The July, 1989 accident, at the Sioux City, Iowa airport, involving a DC-10, was not caused by an unsealed cargo door, damaging the hydraulics. You must be thinking of another accident, which encompassed that scenario. The Sioux City accident was caused by one of the engines exploding, causing debris to destroy all of the hydraulic systems. It was determined by the NTSB that the engine was not properly inspected. Capt. Al Haynes, pilot of the DC-10, managed to make it to the Sioux City airport, but at the last few seconds, he lost control, and the plane split into several parts. There were nearly 200 survivors, but unfortunately, over 100 passengers died. One of the passengers who safely escaped, heard the cries of a baby coming from the plane. He managed to go through the burning aircraft, and save the life of a 10 month old baby girl, who fortunately, had only a few scratches. When the hero met with Capt. Haynes at a survivor’s reunion, Haynes wanted to know how he did it.