The United States, Japan and France authorities are investigating two separate cases, lithium ion panels new airliner failure. A group of cells in the anchor plane in Boston, caused a fire and was forced to emergency landing in Japan.
Therefore, the authorities around the world last week all grounded fifty Boeing 787 aircraft.
Dream plane, price $207 million, is currently the world's newest aircraft, a lightweight, advanced carbon composite material design, has the better than any other plane, and use more power, 20% of the fuel.
"Of course, the FAA certification will be an important part of the aviation safety supervision and hearing, we plan to" assistant the senate commerce, science and transportation committee in an email told Reuters.
Assistant, he was not authorized to speak publicly said, the chairman of the committee, senator John Rockefeller ", dream around aircraft and FAA task force close, he thought that the federal aviation administration (traffic department of transportation) study problem."
The house of representatives transportation and infrastructure committee also maintained a close attention to the problem of the 787 survey, FAA supervision, congress assistant said, although no formal hearing is scheduled to take place in this point.
Boeing officials have to supervision committee and other important Congressman this event, the Boeing company spokesman said.
The senate committee has in the first quarter plan "aviation safety" main and active supervision, but in 787 events and the federal aviation administration supervision as a part of the process, and now a closer look, the committee assistant said.
787 of the lithium ion battery of the problem has caused the problem, why in the FAA in 2007 awarded the Boeing company a "special conditions" allows the use of the battery on the plane, although in fact, they are highly flammable and hard put out if fire.
Boeing is designed with a special system, should contain the plane of any such fire and poisonous gas vent, but two recent events questioned whether this is a good decision.
It is not clear what causes battery failure, but when it announced plans to headquarters in America's 787 aircraft, the federal aviation administration said, these two kinds of battery failure release flammable chemicals, thermal damage and smoke - all these are likely to influence key system, on the plane in electrical room caused the fire.
FAA has said it will keep the Boeing 787 aircraft grounded until airline proof, the battery system is safe, and conform to the safety regulations.
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