Reuters: Regulatory News: Japan's ANA removing locator beacons from domestic Boeing 787s

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Japan's ANA removing locator beacons from domestic Boeing 787s Jul 24th 2013, 11:20 TOKYO, July 24 | Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:20am EDT TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc , which operates the world's biggest fleet of Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners, said it is removing built-in locator beacons from eight of the jets plying domestic routes after investigators in Britain identified the device as the likely cause of a fire on the aircraft in London. ANA's action, which a spokesman said was "to reassure passengers", goes beyond advice issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, which so far has only asked Dreamliner operators to inspect the beacons. ANA has already removed the Honeywell International Inc locators from four 787s and will remove it from four more, but said it will keep the device in the remaining 12 Dreamliners after checks because they fly overseas to countries that still require them to be installed. Japan's aviation regulator last week said it will allow its airlines, which also carry mobile beacons on their aircraft, to fly without built-in models following the incident at London's Heathrow Airport earlier this month. The probe by Britain's Air Accident Investigation Branch is looking at the role played by moisture and condensation in the 787 cabin, which has a higher humidity level than other aircraft. The beacons are designed to guide rescuers to downed aircraft, although in most cases close radar tracking and eye witness reports allow air traffic controllers to pinpoint crash sites.

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