FAA: Boeing must fix unsafe wiring systems in some 777s

[marmar]

The Federal Aviation Administration says unsafe wiring conditions on some Boeing 777 jetliners need to be fixed to prevent the possibility of a crash from a fire in an in-flight entertainment system.

In a proposed order to be published in the Federal Register Friday, the FAA says wiring systems in about 59 U.S.-registered 777-200 and 777-300 planes must be modified.

The proposed order requires installing wires and changing electricity load-management-systems panels to ensure pilots are able to use a switch in the cockpit to turn off power to the entertainment systems if a fire breaks out.

Without such capability, the FAA says, pilots might not be able “to control smoke or flames in the airplane flight deck or passenger cabin” and could lose control of the plane. ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/business/20012334-420/faa-boeing-must-fix-unsafe-wiring-systems-in-some-777s.html?intcmp=emailheadlines

[MineralMan]

1. Sounds like good oversight by the FAA.

A deficiency of design was found, and will be corrected.