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日本航空停飞787客机 Japans two main airlines have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one was forced to make an emergency landing because of battery problems. 日本一架波音787客机因电池故障紧急迫降，此事导致两大主要航空公司停飞了旗下所有的该型号客机。 ? All Nippon Airways (ANA) grounded its fleet of 17 Dreamliners when its flight NH 692 from Yamaguchi Ube was forced to land shortly after take-off. ? Japan Airlines followed suit, saying it would ground its fleet of seven 787s from 16 January until further notice. ? This is the latest setback for Boeing and its problem-hit Dreamliner planes. ? In recent weeks, Dreamliners have suffered issues including fuel leaks, a cracked cockpit（驾驶员座舱） window, brake problems and an electrical fire. ? Youre nearing the tipping point where they need to regard this as a serious crisis, said Richard Aboulafia, a senior analyst with the Teal Group in Fairfax, Virginia.? ? This is going to change peoples perception of the aircraft if they dont act quickly. ? Battery malfunction ? On Wednesday, ANAs flight NH 692 left Yamaguchi Ube in western Japan at 08:10 local time and headed for Tokyos Haneda airport. ? Shortly after take-off, smoke was seen in the cockpit but not in the passenger compartment, and a strange smell was reported. ? ANA says that it does not yet know the source of the smoke and is investigating the problem. ? However, it added that the battery in the forward cargo hold was the same type as the one involved in a fire on another Dreamliner at a US airport last week. ? The ANA flight landed at Takamatsu airport at 08:47 on Wednesday after the pilot saw an error message in the cockpit. ? There was a battery alert in the cockpit and there was an odd smell detected in the cockpit and cabin, and [the pilot] decided to make an emergency landing, said Osamu Shinobe, an ANA vice president, at a news conference. ? ANA said that the 129 passengers and eight crew were evacuated, with a number of people sustaining minor injuries.? ? The Reuters news agency reported that five peop