I've said it on here before, but I think this is a great story for Boeing and the 787...a fire that would have destroyed a metal frame, and yet this aircraft is being repaired, and will fly again. CFRP is the way ahead, and Boeing will have learnt even more in developing this fix. Well done to all...
Would not a metal frame have dissipated more energy resulting in a lower temperature, when the ELT battery failed? Maybe there would have been no fire and no need for an extensive repair had the a/c been constructed in a conventional way?