FAA Asked to Review Battery Tests After Dreamliner Events
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Tougher safety tests of lithium-ion batteries that were implemented after Boeing Co.’s 787 was approved remain inadequate to ensure that the power packs won’t overheat in flight, a U.S. investigation has concluded.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of lithium batteries for other passenger models made by Boeing and Airbus Group NV may have been based on those same tests and should be reviewed, the National Transportation Safety Board said yesterday in recommendations to aviation regulators.