Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Brake Problem Scare


A brake problem has forced an All Nippon Airways flight to be cancelled in Japan - the third glitch in as many days involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
It was scheduled to fly from the Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan to Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
But the domestic flight was grounded by Japan's ANA because brake parts to the rear left undercarriage needed replacing, a spokesman at Yamaguchi Ube Airport said.
An ANA spokeswoman said: "In the cockpit, an error message related to its brake system was displayed.
State-owned Air India, on Monday took delivery of the sixth of the 27 Dreamliners it has ordered said precuationary measures were already in place and its planes were flying smoothly.
"It's a new plane, and some minor glitches do happen. It's not a cause of concern," said spokesman G Prasada Rao.
08/01/13 Sky News
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