Japan Air grounds Boeing 787 after battery problem

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Japan Air grounds Boeing 787 after battery problem

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-airlines-says-smoke-seen-coming-boeing-787-162542540--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TSWb.OFmrj0BbD_WHn2txg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-14T194343Z_1_CBREA0D19N100_RTROPTP_2_BOEING-DREAMLINER-JAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A airport worker drives a luggage transport vehicle past one of the company's Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner plane and a Beoing 767 at Narita international airport in Narita" align="left" title="A airport worker drives a luggage transport vehicle past one of the company's Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner plane and a Beoing 767 at Narita international airport in Narita" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kelly and Alwyn Scott TOKYO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd said it temporarily grounded one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners at Tokyo's Narita International Airport on Tuesday after white smoke was spotted outside the plane and a battery cell appeared to be leaking. The incident raised fresh concerns about the 787's safety and reliability almost exactly one year after the global Dreamliner fleet was grounded by regulators following the overheating of two batteries, although Boeing said design changes made as a result had worked as planned. Boeing Co said it was &quot;aware of the 787 issue that occurred Tuesday afternoon at Narita, which appears to have involved the venting of a single battery cell.&quot; Venting is the process of fumes and heat being channeled outside the aircraft when the battery overheats. &quot;The issue occurred during scheduled maintenance activities with no passengers on board,&quot; said Boeing.</p><br clear="all"/>

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