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Why Are the Batteries in Boeing's 787 Burning?


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Burned battery from a Boeing 787

The burned auxiliary power unit battery from a JAL Boeing 787 that caught fire on Jan. 7 at Boston's Logan International Airport.

Credit: National Transportation Safety Board via AP Photo

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has not had a charmed birth. While some of its problems—a windshield crack, minor fuel leaks—can easily be dealt with, the issues that have arisen with the plane's batteries are much more serious.

From Bloomberg Businessweek
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