UA 787 Dreamliner emergency landing in NOLA

[TangoWhiskey]

http://www.chron.com/business/article/Dreamliner-flight-from-Houston-makes-emergency-4090240.php

 

[Inverted]

It had a triple gen failure.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

When you say "gen" do you mean electrical generators?

 

[Inverted]

That's correct

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Slightly off topic, but you gotta check this out:

http://www.newairplane.com/787/dreampass/

 

[Corpsmaide]

Slightly off topic, but you gotta check this out:

http://www.newairplane.com/787/dreampass/

Awesome video

 

[Inverted]

I can't see it on my iPad ill have to look at it when I get back to my computer.

 

[Ghery]

It had a triple gen failure.

Not a good thing on an electric airplane. Oh well, all got on the ground safe and sound.

 

[DutchessFlier]

If I recall correctly, one of the main bus panels in the 787 caught fire during the certification/proving phase of the program, causing a total re-design of that system and a pretty significant delay in certification of the 787 until the issue was corrected.

True, not a good event in an aircraft that is so dependent on it's electrical system.

 

[RV10flyer]

Nice weather for triple generator failure

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1146/history/20121204/1330Z/KIAH/KMSY

They still have three more.