From the "All things 787" website:
substitute b for X in the below URL to get to the All things 787 website:
URL: nyc787.Xlogspot.com
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Update on 787-9 for Virgin Atlantic
I just got a tentative update on ZB036 (LN377, G-VDIA) which is a 787-9 for Virgin Atlantic. The aircraft is still in 88-30 and will be there until March 6 to the Charleston flightline. The aircraft will presumably under a mini gauntlet ground tests prior to conducting a functional check flight (FCF) on March 11th and a C-2 flight on March 12th. The new tentative delivery date to Virgin Atlantic is now March 17th.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Virgin 787-9 hit by engine fire during ground test
To follow up something I mentioned in my last post regarding ZB036 (LN 377, G-VDIA) a 787-9 that was supposed to be delivered to Virgin Atlantic last month.
For the past few weeks it had been inside building 88-30 undergoing repairs to the wing in an area near the engine.
Apparently the wing was damaged by an engine fire while the engine was running during a test on the flightline at Charleston. I don't have details about what started the fire, the extent of the damage or any NTSB/FAA investigation, if any.
It is unknown when the aircraft will complete repairs and delivered to Virgin.