The crew aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight test aircraft made an emergency landing yesterday after smoke filled the cabin. The incident occurred aboard aircraft ZA002 (pictured above before its first flight) on a test flight from Yuma, Arizona.
An electrical fire in the aft section caused smoke in the cabin and the crew opted to
Upon landing in Laredo, the crew deployed the evacuation slides and everyone safely exited the aircraft.
ZA002 has accumulated almost 560 flight test hours during 179 flights. The six flight test aircraft in the 787 fleet have accumulated more than 2,373 flight test hours since the first flight in December.
Tuesday’s flight was testing the on-board nitrogen generation system designed to introduce the inert gas into the fuel tanks to reduce the chance of combustion. The fire occurred in an unrelated electrical system, though it is not known if the fire is related to an aircraft system or flight test equipment that would not be on a production aircraft.
Photo: Jason Paur / Wired.com
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