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Old 12th Jul 2013, 19:07
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Probably NOT Battery Related (I hope)

What looks to be a couple of roof burn-through spots are simply in the wrong place to be related to the aft electronics bay Li-Ion battery. Obviously, something is not right, but common sense says that it is probably not the batter this time. The New York Times ran a couple of pix, one showing fire crews examining the door for the aft elec bay, well after the airplane had been doused with foam; the door is not even open. What look to be small burn through spots are on the wrong side of the airplane. Somehow, this one just does not compute into a 'battery issue.' For Boeing's sake, I sure hope not! In any case, the A350 sales force is probably toasting this evening...
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