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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 03:14
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

EEngr noted: The regulatory agencies - be...

EEngr noted:


The regulatory agencies - be they the American FAA, European EASA, Japanese JAA, or whomever - don't have the knowledge that the OEMs (Boeing, Airbus, etc.) have which is why they...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2013, 01:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

JL operated the plane on test flights and at...

JL operated the plane on test flights and at least one revenue flight (as the issue was discovered during a turn) so what did this JL flight crew / ground crew notice that the earlier JL flight crews...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2013, 14:49
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

If there is no obvious signs of damage, then...

If there is no obvious signs of damage, then there very likely is no damage. CFRP (and laminates like GLARE used on the A380) is (are) more resilient to impact than Al is.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Apr 2013, 19:07
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Be sure to stay away from the Airbus A350 as...

Be sure to stay away from the Airbus A350 as well, lasernigel, since it also uses CFRP for it's fuselage.

You might also want to stay away from the Airbus A380, since it has more CFRP in it by...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2013, 17:05
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

FAA Lifts 787 Grounding

The FAA today has formally lifted the AD grounding the 787, allowing UA to resume revenue flights at their discretion. EASA, JTSB and other agencies are expected to follow shortly:

FAA clears...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2013, 12:33
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

fizz57 Because the only way Boeing,...

fizz57


Because the only way Boeing, Thales or GS Yuasa could get a cell to vent and for that vented electrolyte to catch fire was to massively overcharge the battery. So they focused their...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2013, 19:51
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

As a follow-up to my earlier posts, EASA today...

As a follow-up to my earlier posts, EASA today approved the battery modifications so European operators are now cleared to return the 787 to service (or introduce it into service) with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2013, 15:09
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

If the FAA was more worried about Boeing's...

If the FAA was more worried about Boeing's profits than passenger safety, why did they ground the plane in the first place? That action cost Boeing nine to ten figures in deferred revenues, R&D and...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2013, 19:03
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Press Release - FAA Approves Boeing 787 Battery...

Press Release - FAA Approves Boeing 787 Battery System Design Changes (http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=14554)

The FAA will publish next week the final directive that...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2013, 12:46
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

It was the only picture I could find of an Airbus...

It was the only picture I could find of an Airbus electronics bay in a quick Google search, Ancient Mariner, but I agree it doesn't really show anything so I have omitted it.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2013, 02:51
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Racks of equipment seems to be how they do it...

Racks of equipment seems to be how they do it based on these pictures of from the bay of a 737-800 []Photos: Boeing 737-8Q8 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2013, 00:34
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Ethiopian Airlines has loaded 787 revenue flights...

Ethiopian Airlines has loaded 787 revenue flights into their system resuming on 25 April (http://airlineroute.net/2013/04/18/et-787-apr13update/). All Things 787 reports that a Boeing team is in...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2013, 03:17
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

"Unnamed analysts" (so apply whatever level of...

"Unnamed analysts" (so apply whatever level of salt you deem appropriate) suggest that the FAA will approve the 787's return to service as early as Friday once the NTSB holds their next hearings...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2013, 00:54
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

I listened to the first two hours and the 787...

I listened to the first two hours and the 787 never came up beyond the opening statements by the FAA and NTSB heads.

The Senators were mostly carping to the FAA head about cuts to contract staff...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2013, 14:04
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Old Engineer From what I have read, the...

Old Engineer


From what I have read, the APU Controller is powered by the APU battery only. So should the battery fail, that powers down the APU controller and the APU. I understand this is the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2013, 02:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Goddamnslacker Each engine has two...

Goddamnslacker


Each engine has two generators, so if you depart with one engine generator MEL'd, you have three other engine generators available. Should you lose the APU battery and APU, you...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2013, 13:43
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

inetdog That I do not know. I have not...

inetdog


That I do not know. I have not heard anything about the JTSB reducing ETOPS, but I expect we'll know when both carriers re-start operations.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2013, 14:21
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

The JTSB did require both NH and JL to operate...

The JTSB did require both NH and JL to operate the 787 commercially for one year before they would authorize the airlines to operate ETOPS-180 missions (I believe at EIS they were ETOPS-60 and then...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2013, 13:13
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Momoe I expect the regulatory agencies to...

Momoe


I expect the regulatory agencies to approve the 787's return to revenue service with the current suite of modifications made.

That being said, once the investigative agencies do...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2013, 00:18
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

Cool Guys TSR2 The NTSB and JTSB...

Cool Guys


TSR2


The NTSB and JTSB are the ones leading the investigations, not Boeing and the subs (who are just assisting) so it is up to them to identify the root cause.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2013, 14:21
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

FlightPathOBN GE and RR have PiPs in...

FlightPathOBN


GE and RR have PiPs in progress for their respective engine families, so this might be testing some new Trent 1000 bits.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2013, 15:12
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

PAXboy And yet once something is said,...

PAXboy


And yet once something is said, it's very difficult to contradict it. Consider the "Applebee's Incident" - even though Applebee's Corporate have issued shedloads of statements supporting...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2013, 22:37
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

toffeez The original 7E7-8 was even...

toffeez


The original 7E7-8 was even smaller. Discussions with airlines made it as large as it is today and the order book reflects that. I fully expect the -9 and -10 to be more economical...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2013, 00:34
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

It was a customer requirement that a number of...

It was a customer requirement that a number of the 787's systems be able to be operated without the engines or APU running or the plane having to be connected to external power.

Why Boeing didn't...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2013, 03:38
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

keesje No. Like the Li-Ion batteries...

keesje


No.

Like the Li-Ion batteries used to power the emergency lighting on the 787, A380 and A350, it's too small to be considered a dangerous risk.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2013, 14:52
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

FlightPathOBN The article was specific in...

FlightPathOBN


The article was specific in noting that these reductions are for personnel working on change incorporation for early-build airframes to bring them up to specification. As the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2013, 16:18
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

@kenneth house There was no charge...

@kenneth house


There was no charge monitoring system attached to the battery that caught fire in 2006 at the Securaplane facility. This improper test set-up was determined to be the cause of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2013, 20:42
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

@Helix Von Smelix Once the NTSB and JTSB...

@Helix Von Smelix


Once the NTSB and JTSB have identified the root causes of the battery failures aboard JL8 and NH692 I fully expect we will see new Airworthiness Directives issued to...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2013, 19:17
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

@grumpyoldgeek In the majority of cases,...

@grumpyoldgeek


In the majority of cases, the cause was ground crew operating the aircraft solely off battery power for periods longer than Boeing specified. This drained the batteries to a level...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2013, 00:05
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,228
Posted By Kiskaloo

poorjohn Back in 2004/2005, it was the...

poorjohn


Back in 2004/2005, it was the mainstream cathode chemistry. Many of these newer cathode chemistries either were developed or matured after the 787 program was in full development.
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