Body panel falls off Dreamliner in flight

[unhappycamper]

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/10/17/2841672/body-panel-falls-off-dreamliner.html

Body panel falls off Dreamliner in flight
Published: October 17, 2013 

SEATTLE/NEW DELHI — A body panel fell off a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India as it came in to land Saturday, the latest glitch for the high-tech jet that has suffered a string of mishaps since its introduction two years ago.

The 8-by-4-feet piece of fuselage fell from the underside of the jet and landed within the perimeter at India’s Bangalore airport, officials said.

The pilots of the plane, carrying 148 passengers and crew from Delhi to Bangalore, did not realize the panel was missing until the flight landed, The Times of India reported.

A photo on the newspaper’s website showed a large opening in the belly of the plane with components and aircraft structure visible inside.

[liberal N proud]

1. Reminds me of this: The Front Fell Off

[Fuddnik]

2. Rename it the Nightmareliner.