Boeing's plan to redesign the 787's fire-prone lithium-ion batteries wins approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
He said the nature of lithium ion batteries means no fire extinguisher system will stop them from burning once they start.
Investigators in Washington have taken X-rays and CT scans of the lithium-ion battery that caught fire in Boston, the safety board said.
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On 7 January, a fire started in a lithium-ion battery pack of a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston, prompting the US regulator to step in and ground the 787s.
The coming glut of automotive lithium ion batteries will make for quite a fire sale.
After all, as I wrote, those controls were designed to somehow keep fire or smoke produced by the lithium-ion batteries from getting into the passenger cabin.
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The FAA certified the 787 battery system even though lithium ion batteries are more susceptible to catching fire when they overheat or short-circuit than other types of batteries.
Additional details released by the safety board said all eight cells of the lithium-ion battery involved in the Boston 787 fire showed varying degrees of thermal damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board is also asking how problems with the aircraft's lithium-ion battery system that led to a fire aboard one plane and smoke in another escaped the notice of regulators and company officials who certified the plane's safety.
The auxiliary battery, made with lithium ion components, may have been damaged by a fire ax, exacerbating the situation, said a person familiar with the incident.
The A350 is intended as a rival to the Dreamliner, which was grounded last month after a lithium-ion battery on a Japan Airlines plane caught fire, while an All Nippon Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing because of a battery malfunction.
Sure lithium-ion batteries have a habit of setting themselves on fire.
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Before I even received my computer, I was informed that the lithium ion battery it was supposed to ship with were catching on fire (you heard right, catching on fire), and so were going to be replaced with an inferior nickel metal hydride one.
Safety concerns about lithium ion batteries as cargo recently prompted some airlines to begin isolating shipments and enhancing fire suppression.
There is no need to drain lithium-ion batteries fully before recharging, meaning less maintenance, though they can catch fire if overcharged.
CNN: Quick fix for Dreamliner looks less likely, experts say
There is no need to drain lithium batteries fully before recharging, meaning less maintenance, though they are subject to catch fire if overcharged.
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