Another Dreamliner fire

[Steve Job]

Hopefully not the batteries this time...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/12/plane-fire-closes-heathrow-airport-runways

 

[wsuffa]

BBC Story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23294760

Boeing stock down 6% on the news.

 

[dell30rb]

uh oh

 

[airguy]

Man, those guys can't catch a break...

 

[Turningfinal]

You can see the top of the fuselage charred near the vertical stabilizer.

Doesn't look like a battery fire to me. Looks to be where the rear galley or lavatories are located.

 

[Sac Arrow]

Oh oh. Someone was smokin' in the boy's room.

 

[WBI Flyer]

Of that is really charred, is that hull toast? Can it be sectioned and repaired?

Ugh.

 

[X3 Skier]

Of that is really charred, is that hull toast? Can it be sectioned and repaired?

Ugh.

Lots of ways to repair composite structure. Depends on the heat affected zone. Looks like a galley or Lav since the battery compartment fires were on the lower half of the fuselage.

Cheers

 

[Corpsmaide]

Of that is really charred, is that hull toast? Can it be sectioned and repaired?

Ugh.

Not toast, I'm sure it can and will be fixed. Seen far worse damage made to military aircraft and we fixed it up. Many times I was surprised at the damage we had to fix.