【英语科技】波音787飞机试飞中起火紧急着陆

A Boeing Co. (BA) 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday made an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas, after the crew reported smoke in the cabin during a test flight, according to the company and the Federal Aviation Administration.

The No. 2 plane of Boeing's six-member test fleet was on a planned flight and routine approach to the Texas border city when a fire broke out at the rear of the cabin at about 2:50 p.m. local time.

The crew of between 30 and 40 Boeing flight-test employees on the plane used the jet's emergency slides to evacuate, officials said. The plane is outfitted with console stations for flight testing and does not have passenger seating. Emergency crews on the ground responded and extinguished the remainder of flames inside the aircraft, and no injuries were reported.

A spokeswoman for Chicago-based Boeing said the company is 'continuing to gather data at this point' regarding the incident. An FAA spokesman in Texas said the agency will also be looking at the incident.

According to a person familiar with the matter, as the jet was flying at 1,000 feet during the approach to Laredo, the Dreamliner's crew reported a fire, possibly in the plane's rear electronics bay. Subsequently, the 787's emergency auxiliary power unit, known as a ram air turbine, deployed as a result of at least a partial power failure.

Some of the plane's automated systems, including the auto-throttle and cockpit flight displays and electronics-assisted flight controls, were affected, this person said. The pilots also canceled their instrument flight plan and proceeded to land under visual flight rules, possibly because some of the flight instruments were knocked out.

A Boeing spokeswoman declined immediate comment regarding those issues.

Associated Press一架波音787梦想飞机在7月18号的Farnborough国际航空展上飞过Farnborough机场。
波音公司(Boeing Co.)和美国联邦航空管理局(Federal Aviation Administration)说，周二一架波音787梦想飞机(787 Dreamliner)在试飞时，机组人员报告机舱冒烟，过后飞机在得克萨斯州的Laredo紧急着陆。

波音试飞机群由六架飞机组成，出事的飞机是第二架。当地时间下午2点50分左右，当飞机正按计划飞行、接近得州边境城市Laredo的时候，机舱后部起火。

官方说，机组成员为波音公司的30到40名试飞员，他们使用了飞机上的紧急滑梯逃生。飞机配有试飞专用控制台，没有乘客座位。地面应急人员灭掉了飞机内部的残余火焰，没有伤亡报告。

波音公司总部位于芝加哥，一位发言人说，公司目前仍在搜集有关事故的资料。联邦航空管理局驻得州一位发言人说，该机构也将关注这一事故。

一位知情人士说，飞机接近Laredo的过程中在1,000英尺的高度飞行时，机组成员报告飞机起火，位置可能是在飞机后部的电子仪器舱。接着飞机的应急备用动力单元（一台充压空气涡轮机）启动，原因至少是飞机部分动力失灵。

这位人士说，飞机的部分自动化系统受到影响，包括自动油门、驾驶舱的飞行显示器和电子辅助飞行控制系统。飞行员还取消了仪表飞行计划，按照目视飞行规则着陆，可能是因为部分飞行仪表无法使用。

波音公司一位发言人拒绝对这些问题立即置评。