B787 - Testflyging gjennomført

Boeing conducts 'uneventful' test flight to probe battery fires

 

NationalFeb. 10, 2013 - 02:31PM JST( 4 )

WASHINGTON —

Boeing on Saturday carried out an “uneventful” test flight of its 787 Dreamliner as part of investigations into recent battery fires that led international regulators to ground the aircraft.
The flight took off from Seattle, Washington with a crew of 13 pilots and testing personnel at 12:32 p.m. local time and landed at 2:51 p.m., Boeing said.
“During the flight, the crew monitored the performance of the main and APU batteries,” Boeing spokesman Marc Birtel said in a statement. He added that special equipment “allowed the crew to observe and record detailed battery performance in normal flight conditions.”
He added: “Data gathered during the flight is considered part of the investigations into the 787 battery events that occurred in January. For that reason, we cannot share any additional details.”
Birtel said more test flights were planned for next week