Battery Modifications Could Return 787 To Service

Credit: NTSB
The FAA Friday issued an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring modifications of the battery systems on Boeing 787-8s before the aircraft can resume operations. The AD is the first acknowledgment that a battery modification expected to be proposed to the regulator by Boeing could allow the aircraft...

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