JAL says Dreamliner leaks fuel during tests

Japan Airlines Co (9201.T) said that the Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner jet under investigation following a fuel leak at Boston airport last week, leaked fuel during tests in Japan on Sunday.
The fuel leak came from a fuel nozzle on the left wing that is used to remove fuel, a company spokeswoman said. A fire ignited Monday last week in the battery pack of an auxiliary power unit of a Japan Airlines 787 empty of passengers as the plane sat on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan International Airport. It took firefighters 40 minutes to put out the blaze. Also last week, a fuel leak delayed a flight from Boston to Tokyo of another Japan Airlines 787.
On Friday last week, Japan’s All Nippon Airways reported two new cases of problems with the aircraft. ANA spokeswoman Ayumi Kunimatsu said a very small amount of oil was discovered leaking from an engine of a 787 flight from southern Japan’s Miyazaki airport to Tokyo. The jet returned to Miyazaki, and after checks found no safety risk it flew to Tokyo.
The US government has stepped in to assure the public that Boeing’s new 787 “Dreamliner” is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents last week.