Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fire Probed, Blaze Adds to Setbacks
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U.S. officials are investigating a fire aboard a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner in Boston after a Japan Airlines Co. flight from Tokyo, the latest setback for the jet following several groundings last month.
Flames about two feet (0.6 meter) high shot out of an avionics bay in the jet’s belly yesterday as the plane sat at a Logan International Airport gate before its next departure, and there was a small explosion, Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Chief Robert Donahue said in an interview. Japan Airlines, which has seven 787s, won’t ground other Dreamliners.