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Japan Airlines benches ‘Dreamliner’ jet after finding ‘white smoke’
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/14/japan-airlines-benches-dreamliner-jet-after-finding-white-smoke/
Japan Airlines benches ‘Dreamliner’ jet after finding ‘white smoke’
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 20:47 EST
Japan Airlines has grounded one of its Dreamliner jets after it found “white smoke” apparently coming from a battery system during a check-up for departure, the carrier said.
A maintenance staffer saw a warning for a battery system problem as well as white smoke outside the window when working in the cockpit for the plane’s departure for Bangkok on Tuesday, JAL said.
The grounded plane was replaced with another Boeing 787, which departed as scheduled Tuesday with 169 passengers and crew members.
The incident comes a year after battery problems grounded 787s worldwide.
