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| A fuel leak on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has caused Japan Airlines to cancel its takeoff from Boston's Logan airport, the second incident in as many days involving the new jet. | A fuel leak on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has caused Japan Airlines to cancel its takeoff from Boston's Logan airport, the second incident in as many days involving the new jet. |
| The plane, bound for Tokyo, had left the gate when about 40 gallons (151 litres) of spilled fuel were found. | The plane, bound for Tokyo, had left the gate when about 40 gallons (151 litres) of spilled fuel were found. |
| Passengers got off safely and no-one was hurt, an airport spokesman said. | Passengers got off safely and no-one was hurt, an airport spokesman said. |
| On Monday, an electrical fire broke out at the same airport on board another Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines. | On Monday, an electrical fire broke out at the same airport on board another Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines. |
| A spokeswoman for Japan Airlines, Carol Anderson, said on Tuesday that the second Dreamliner had returned to the gate because of mechanical issues and details were not yet confirmed, Reuters reported. | A spokeswoman for Japan Airlines, Carol Anderson, said on Tuesday that the second Dreamliner had returned to the gate because of mechanical issues and details were not yet confirmed, Reuters reported. |
| Meanwhile, the US National Transportation Safety Board said that it would not investigate Tuesday's incident because there had not been an accident. | Meanwhile, the US National Transportation Safety Board said that it would not investigate Tuesday's incident because there had not been an accident. |
| Growing troubles? | Growing troubles? |
| On Monday, a fire broke out in a Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines soon after it landed in Boston from Tokyo. | On Monday, a fire broke out in a Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines soon after it landed in Boston from Tokyo. |
| The fire started after a battery in the jet's auxiliary power system overheated. | The fire started after a battery in the jet's auxiliary power system overheated. |
| Nobody was hurt as passengers and crew had already disembarked. | Nobody was hurt as passengers and crew had already disembarked. |
| The Dreamliner is one of the most advanced planes ever built. However, a spate of technical issues has hurt its image. | The Dreamliner is one of the most advanced planes ever built. However, a spate of technical issues has hurt its image. |
| Last year, a United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing due to an electrical problem. | Last year, a United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing due to an electrical problem. |
| In December, Qatar Airways grounded one of its 787 Dreamliners after several manufacturing faults caused electrical problems similar to those that affected the United plane. | |
| To add to Boeing's woes, the US Federal Aviation Administration said in December that it had identified errors in the assembly of fuel line couplings in the Dreamliner. | To add to Boeing's woes, the US Federal Aviation Administration said in December that it had identified errors in the assembly of fuel line couplings in the Dreamliner. |
| It warned that these errors could result in fuel leaking on to hot engine parts and start a fire, cause engine failure, or simply see the plane run out of fuel. | It warned that these errors could result in fuel leaking on to hot engine parts and start a fire, cause engine failure, or simply see the plane run out of fuel. |
| Analysts said the latest incident on the Japan Airlines flight was a blow to Boeing. | Analysts said the latest incident on the Japan Airlines flight was a blow to Boeing. |
| "Even though it happened on the ground, rest assured the FAA is asking, 'what if it happened in the air?'" Carter Leake, an analyst at BB&T Capital Markets in Virginia. | "Even though it happened on the ground, rest assured the FAA is asking, 'what if it happened in the air?'" Carter Leake, an analyst at BB&T Capital Markets in Virginia. |