ENGINE FUMES HALT DREAMLINER TAKEOFF
Tokyo,Japan : Japan's All Nippon Airways aborted the takeoff of a Boeing Dreamliner today after what appeared to be white smoke was seen billowing from the plane's left engine.
The 787 was moving onto the runway at Okayama airport bound for Tokyo when clouds of fumes were seen behind the engine, television footage showed.
"We are confirming what happened. At this point, we believe it was due to a glitch with the hydraulic system," an ANA spokesman said."Oil from the hydraulic system leaked onto the heated left engine. Because the engine is hot, the oil was vaporised, like mist," he said.
"It may look like smoke because it turns white, but it is not something burning. The heated oil was just being vaporised. It does not appear that the engine is broken."None of the 88 passengers on board was harmed, he added.
The Dreamliner was touted as the great new hope for US manufacturer Boeing.
05/09/2012 : The Financial Express.
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