From Flightglobal news article today Jan. 14, 2014 titled:
Boeing confirms new 787 battery problem in Tokyo
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-confirms-new-787-battery-problem-in-tokyo-394831/
Boeing has confirmed that a single cell of a
Japan Airlines 787 lithium-ion battery overheated with the aircraft parked at
Tokyo Narita International airport on 14 January.
“The issue occurred during scheduled maintenance activities with no passengers on board,” Boeing says in a statement. “The improvements made to the 787 battery system last year appear to have worked as designed.”
Boeing shares fell 4% immediately following a published report about the latest 787 lithium ion battery failure.
Within an hour the company’s shares had recovered to nearly $140 each, but that was still below the $142 price per share prior to the report.
According to a Reuters story, Japan Airlines says maintenance workers found smoke coming from the main battery of the 787.
The workers also found an unidentified liquid coming from the battery, the report says.