Boeing (Chicago) is currently repairing the damaged Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 ET-AOP (msn 34744) at London’s Heathrow Airport. As previously report, the new airliner was damaged by fire on July 12, 2013.
According to this report by The Seattle Times, Boeing’s repair team is gluing a giant composite plastic skin patch inside a temporary building surrounding the rear section of the aircraft. The tail has been removed.
Boeing builds the fuselage as a single piece so this repair is very delicate and intricate for this new technology. The repairs should take five weeks.
Read the full report: CLICK HERE
Read the initial report of the fire: CLICK HERE
Follow-up report on the fire by the AAIB: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best/AirlinersGallery.com. ET-AOP is undergoing this delicate repair inside this specially-designed and fabricate housing which surrounds the rear fuselage.
Filed under: Ethiopian Airlines Tagged: 34744, 787, 787-8, Boeing, Boeing 787, Boeing 787-8, ET-AOP, Ethiopian Airlines, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport, LHR, London, Repairs
