U.K. authorities: Disable 787 transmitter
LONDON -- U.K. air accident investigators recommended Thursday that a Honeywell emergency transmitter be temporarily disabled on all Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a fire last week at Heathrow Airport.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch also recommended a safety review of lithium-battery- powered emergency locator transmitter systems in other aircraft.
The investigators said it was not clear if the fire on the parked Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner was caused by the transmitter's lithium-manganese dioxide batteries or a short near or around the transmitter, but recommended that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration switch off the Honeywell transmitter in all Boeing 787s "until appropriate airworthiness actions" can be carried out. -- AP
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
