Hiya Hangtown....
When Hersman said that NTSB were going to look at the process of certification, and that included manufacture and suitability, she didn't have to elaborate.
BOEING might have missed thermal cycling, and wrinkling, pinching, and abrasion issues, plus pressure cycle as well.
Likely not. Which would be worse, they missed all that, or that they did not?
And fit that LiCoO2 anyway? And folded the electrode instead of winding it?
Welcome, nice to have someone here from El Dorado County....
This is a good read also:
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/pdf...rieshazard.pdf