Boeing 787 Battery Investigative Hearing

Agenda

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DAY 1 - Tuesday, April 23

Opening Statement by the Chairman, Board of Inquiry (9:00 – 9:30)

• Introduction of the Board of Inquiry and Technical Panel
• Introduction of the Parties to the Hearing
• Statement by the Investigator-in-Charge

Panel 1: B787 Battery System – Selection and Certification Requirements (9:30 – 12:30)

Topic Areas

• Reasons for selecting Li-Ion battery technology and its classification as novel design
• Process for evaluating battery/battery system as novel design and developing certification requirements (Issue Paper)
• Resulting Special Conditions and their interpretation
• Applicability of Airworthiness Standards for Equipment, Systems, and Installations (14 Code of Federal Regulations 25.1309)
• Industry safety standards used in development of certification requirements
• Certification program timeline and high level compliance plans

Witnesses

Federal Aviation Administration

• Dorenda Baker, Director, Aircraft Certification Service
• Ali Bahrami, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate
• Steve Boyd, Manager, Airplane and Flight Crew Interface Branch

 

Boeing

• Mike Sinnett, Vice President, 787Chief Project Engineer

 

Technical Panel

Dana Schulze Mike Hauf John DeLisi

Bob Swaim Emmanuel Delbarre Yuji Yanagisawa

 

Panel 2: B787 Battery System Design and Development (2:00 – 5:30)

Topic Areas

• Prime and subcontractors battery expertise and experience
• Role of prime and subcontractors in the development and design approval of the battery system
• Cell and battery design and specifications
• Charging system design and specifications
• Design development testing and evaluation:
  • Battery, cell, and integrated system testing
  • Test failures / investigations
  • Engineering analysis and evaluation of design during development phase
  • Resulting design modifications

Witnesses

Boeing

• Jerry Hulm, Systems Engineer, Associate Tech Fellow, Regulatory Administration
• Mehdy Barekatein, Systems Engineer and Authorized Representative
• Kamiar Karimi, Senior Technical Fellow, Electrical Power Systems

Thales

• Sandra Voglino, B787 In Service Program Manager
• Thierry Queste, Project Design Authority for B787 Program
• Arezki Bouzourene, Battery Product Technical Engineer

GS-Yuasa

• Takahiro Shizuki, Manager, Large-scale Lithium-ion Battery Technical Department, Special Battery & Lithium-ion Battery Division
• Hiroaki Yoshida, General Manager, Large-scale Lithium-ion Battery Technical Department, Special Battery & Lithium-ion Battery DivisionDaisuke Konishi, General Manager of the Lithium-ion Battery Business Unit Development Division

Technical Panel

DAY 2 – Wednesday April 24, 2013

Panel 3: B787 Battery System Design Verification and Validation (9:00 – 12:00)

Topic Areas

• Battery, cell, and integrated system testing pertinent to certification (qualification, development, other)
• Safety Assessments
  • Purpose with respect to certification
  • Analyses performed to evaluate battery safety risks (Boeing, Thales, GS-Yuasa roles)
  • Data sources for analyses

 Witnesses

Boeing

• Jerry Hulm, Systems Engineer, Associate Tech Fellow, Regulatory Administration
• Martin Robinett, Manager of Regulatory Administration, Authorized Representative Administration System Integration

Thales

• Sandra Voglino, In Service Program Manager
• Thierry Queste, Project Design Authority for B787 Program
• Arezki Bouzourene, Battery Product Technical Engineer

GS-Yuasa

• Takahiro Shizuki, Manager, Large Scale Lithium Ion Battery Technical Department, Special Battery & Lithium-ion Battery Division
• Yoshiaki Namikawa, General Manager of the Special Battery Technical Department, Special Battery & Lithium-ion Battery Division
• Daisuke Konishi, General Manager of the Lithium-ion Battery Business Unit Development Division

Technical Panel

Panel 4:B787 Battery System Certification / FAA Finding of Compliance (1:30 – 5:00)

Topic Areas

• Certification process structure and comparison to prior certification programs
• Retained and delegated approval authority
• Oversight of delegation organization / authorized representatives
• Oversight of validation testing for B787 Li-Ion battery
• Findings of compliance and review of safety assessments for B787 Li-Ion battery

Witnesses

• Federal Aviation Administration
• Dorenda Baker, Director, Aircraft Certification Service
• Ali Bahrami, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate
• Steve Boyd, Manager, Airplane and Flight Crew Interface Branch
• Boeing
• Doug Lane, Director, Boeing Commercial Airplane Regulatory Administration

Technical Panel