Boeing: 787 Fire Caused by 'Foreign Debris'

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Boeing said the electrical fire on a 787 test flight earlier this month was likely caused by "foreign debris" in a power distribution panel, and that it plans to make "minor" design changes to address the problem.

"We have successfully simulated key aspects of the onboard event in our laboratory and are moving forward with developing design fixes," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, in a press release. "Boeing is developing a plan to enable a return to 787 flight test activities and will present it to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as soon as it is complete."

The company said its engineers have determined the fire, which led to an emergency evacuation of the ZA002 test plane upon its landing at the airport in Laredo, Texas, was prompted by "either a short circuit or an electrical arc in the P100 power distribution panel, most likely caused by the presence of foreign debris."<

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