Federal Aviation Administration concerned that the bathroom faucet is leaking on Dream plane Boeing 787 could allow water to seep into critical flight electronics on board and is proposing to re-inspect all 787s in the US Regulatory actions following reports of water from toilets flowing under the cabin floor and into the equipment compartment on multiple 787s operated by an airline. HoweverBoeing and FAA disagree on how widespread the problem is across current operations 787s.
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Related press reports Boeing advised airlines about the leaky faucet problem in November. The FAA announced that an unidentified airline found wet carpet in the cockpit of an aircraft, and after checking its entire fleet of Boeing 787 jets, found problem on many planes. Boeing said the problem was due to a faulty O-ring in the bathroom faucet causes a slow leak of about eight ounces of water an hour. Boeing claims the problem is limited to a specific batch of 787s, but the FAA wants to apply precautions to every Dreamliner currently in service..
FAA wants to re-inspect Boeing 787 planes, says leak could result in “inability to continue flying and land safely”” if water gets into the aircraft’s electronics. will have is a 45-day comment period before the proposal can become an official FAA order it will apply to the 140 Dreamliners currently in the US carrier fleet. This will be a temporary measure until Boeing designs a permanent repair solution for the faucet modules.
Based on ReutersFAA previously halted Dreamliner delivery for a month starting from February after a data analysis error. Lufthansa was the first airline to take delivery of a Boeing 787 after the most recent outage. despite the problemBoeing announced it is seeing unprecedented demand for the Dreamliner.
