Dreamliner’s Japanese battery maker GS Yuasa anticipates lengthy inquiry
(01-17 17:28)
The Japanese company that made the battery installed in an All Nippon Airways Dreamliner which made an emergency landing said its investigations could take weeks.
“It is impossible to predict at this point how long it will take, in days or weeks, because we must study the system and GS Yuasa is not the only player involved,’’ a company spokeswoman told AFP.
The Japanese company is taking part in a wider inquiry launched after aviation watchdogs in at least four countries grounded the next-generation aircraft. Regulators in Japan, India and Chile followed the lead of the US Federal Aviation Administration in ordering an indefinite halt to all operations, after the ANA plane was forced into an emergency landing yesterday.
Electrolyte leaks and burn marks were found on the lithium-ion battery's metal casing, ANA said. Kyodo News reported that officials from the Japan Transport Safety Board were working on the principle it overheated.
GS Yuasa shares tumbled 4.98 percent to 305 yen in Tokyo trade.
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