Fuel leak forces another Boeing Dreamliner out of service
Jan 8, 2013, 10:54 AM | Updated: 1:34 pm
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner is surrounded by emergency vehicles at Logan International Airport in Boston Monday after an electrical fire. (AP image)
(AP image)
For the second day in row, a Boeing Dreamliner has had issues at Boston’s Logan Airport.
A Japan Airlines 787 had to cancel its take-off Tuesday morning after a fuel leak was discovered. It’s the third fuel leak on Dreamliners discovered in the last few months.
An airport spokesman tells Reuters the fuel spill of about 40 gallons was discovered after the plane left the gate and headed to the runway for takeoff to Tokyo. He says there was no fire or injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating Monday’s fire, said this issue wouldn’t warrant an investigation because there was no accident, Reuters reports.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered inspections of 787s in December after fuel leaks were found on two Dreamliners.
On Monday, an electrical fire in a different Japan Airlines 787 forced it out of service.
Boeing confirmed Tuesday that the fire on the 787 appears to have started in a battery.
The NTSB says the battery had “severe fire damage.”
Boeing says the problem appears to be unrelated to previous electrical problems on the 787.
Boeing Co. shares have fallen nearly 5 percent since the fire was reported Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
