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Boeing readies short-term battery fix, facing uncertainty Boeing will propose to the FAA some short-term solutions to get its 787s flying while it redesigns the batteries for the long run. By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Boeing will propose to regulators as early as this week a short-term fix to bolster the 787s defenses in case of battery fires like those that have kept the jet grounded for the past month. The goal is to get the planes flying passengers again, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter, while Boeing works on a comprehensive redesign of the lithium-ion battery system that could take nine months or more to implement. The interim fix includes a heavy-duty titanium or steel containment box around the battery cells, and high-pressure evacuation tubes that, in the event of a battery fire, would vent any gases directly to the outside of the jet. |