Transport Canada has ordered airlines to inspect the emergency beacons on their aircraft in the wake of a July 12 fire on a Boeing 787 at London’s Heathrow Airport.
The Canadian regulator said inspections should take place on a broad range of planes that have Honeywell beacons, including Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas, ATR, Lockheed Martin Corp and Dassault Aviation.
British investigators are still determining the cause of a fire aboard a parked Boeing 787 owned by Ethiopian Airlines, but they found pinched wires on a Honeywell emergency locator transmitter.
Read more: Airlines ordered to inspect beacons after Boeing 787 fire - Business - CBC News
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