Just read apparently the fire originated in the rear galley. Appears a coffee reheater was left on and the system never shut off, it overheated and caught fire. Of course Boeing will probably tell us again there was never a fire.

Wow... a galley fire!

It is unconfirmed, of course, but it does appear that even sneezing in the "Bin-Liner" will cause a fire.

It is unconfirmed, of course, but it does appear that even sneezing in the "Bin-Liner" will cause a fire.

What was your source? I was just reading a comment on flightaware, where someone commenting was just jokingly suggesting this.

A senior engineer in Oman dismantling an aircraft, he heard from his company the rumour is the galley is the origin of the fire, and damage is extensive. Hence my disclaimer that it is unconfirmed.

Wow, the 787 is really the Ford Pinto of the skies.  Anyways, I see that Boeing stock has recovered in the afterhours, so it appears maybe there is some credence to the galley fire theory.  And the Thomson incident, not knowing what the issue is, could just be a typical "teething" issue that all newly certified airliners go through. 

Dreamliner was not a very good choice of name for this aircraft, something more realistic like "Firebird" would have been more adequate, at least they could play Stravinsky on the PA system when on the ground.

 

Humour is permitted as long as no one gets hurt, and I pray to God that the Boeing engineers get their acts together and fast, so that we may only joke about this situation! I don't care about stocks going down, but I certainly do care about humans and would not want seeing any of the 787 going down with a full load of them! A few years ago I could have been one of them...

Grounded until it's fixed? Yes, that makes does indeed make sense.

 

Yes, that is what i meant, until the origin of the fire is found

Maybe the batteries are developed by Captain Sim.

 

Im going to florida in September flying on one of Thomsons Dreamliners

and have been looking forward to it, but two fires on the same make of

aircraft is just un-nerving.

Im seriously considering asking if it would be possible to switch to another

aircraft like the 767 its an oldie but a goodie!

Im going to florida in September flying on one of Thomsons Dreamliners

and have been looking forward to it, but two fires on the same make of

aircraft is just un-nerving.

Im seriously considering asking if it would be possible to switch to another

aircraft like the 767 its an oldie but a goodie!

If this turns out to be a galley fire the way described above, I don't think you need to worry about your flight. If it's the batteries, or some other electrical system issue, then that's another issue!!

Im going to florida in September flying on one of Thomsons Dreamliners

and have been looking forward to it, but two fires on the same make of

aircraft is just un-nerving.

Im seriously considering asking if it would be possible to switch to another

aircraft like the 767 its an oldie but a goodie!

 

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/413430-ethopian-b787-fire-incident-at-heathrow/?p=2713748

The 767 or 777 never had these incidents in its first year or two of service. This is extremely negative. A fire is very, very bad on an aircraft! I can't believe Boeing has been allowed to build "fire ready" systems in case of fire! It is like they are expecting a fire to happen!!!

The problems have with the 787 is that having now flown business with Qatar, it's ruined flying for me forever.... I don't think any other airline or aircraft at the moment can measure up!

 

History tells us that the primary suspect is the batteries, but in reality, until Boeing and the AIB release the report, we'll never know for sure.

 

As far as teething issues go, let's not forget that the A380 had a world of issues, the Comet too, the 777's had a couple and the 737 isn't exactly an aircraft with a sparkling history of not crashing is it...

 

Boeings biggest problem is the nosedive its share price took yesterday, I'd say at this stage, you are quite okay to fly on a 787, and you'll find that in the current climate, your average 787 jockey is probably being a bit more vigilant than usual in terms if their scans, and even deeper systems checks.

From what I'm hearing it's looking like this is going to be a write off, beyond economic repair...  :(  Well that was pretty early in the 787s lifespan...  :(

 

Regards,

Ró.

From what I'm hearing it's looking like this is going to be a write off, beyond economic repair...  :(  Well that was pretty early in the 787s lifespan...  :(

 

Regards,

Ró.

Do you think Boeing is going to rethink their outsourcing policies? They've had trouble with this all through the development cycle, like parts not fitting from different suppliers, to missing fasteners. It seems to me this creates a big quality control problem!!