AviationGeeks.com - Boeing nears end to 787 fire investigation

In the 15 days since ZA002, Boeing's second of six 787 flight test aircraft, suffered a fire in its aft electrical equipment bay, forcing a fleet-wide halt in certification testing, the airframer is days, if not hours, away from releasing its findings of its investigation and disclosing the impact to the aircraft's first delivery, say company and industry sources.

An additional delay to the 787's entry into service with All Nippon Airways is now a virtual certainty, the length of that delay, however, is yet unknown.

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