British safety investigators are examining whether a malfunction in an emergency locator transmitter or other equipment in the rear of a Boeing 787 caused the plane to catch fire on Friday at London’s Heathrow Airport, reports the New York Times.
The transmitter, which would send out the plane’s location after a crash, is powered by a small lithium-manganese battery. The officials, who would speak only under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the inquiry publicly, said investigators were focused on whether the transmitter could have caused the fire or helped it spread.
霍尼韦尔航空航天、transmitte供应r and the jet’s navigation system, said Monday that it had sent technical experts to Heathrow to help the investigators. It said, however, that it was still “premature to speculate on the cause of the fire.”
The federal and industry officials said it was not clear if the transmitter, which is positioned near the top of the jet, malfunctioned or if the fire started close to it.
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