In case you missed it, Seth reported that Turkish Airlines’ brand new 787-9 was damaged during a photo shoot.
Reports suggest that the aircraft window melted out of its mount in the fuselage. How did it get so hot? Seems that the company was filming inside the plane and had it fitted inside and out with studio lighting to make that work. The heat from those lights caused the window to melt.
It seems like the back light was way too close to the fuselage and melted one of the electrochromatic windows. The photos are kind of crazy.
Türk Hava Yolları’nın yeni uçağı Boeing 787-9 tipi Dremliner yolcu uçağının içindeki tanıtım çekimleri sırasında uçağın pencereleri aşırı sıcaktan eridi. Kamera ve spot ışıklarının sıcaklığına pencere dayanamadı. pic.twitter.com/YoAAK8uGXd
— AirportHaber (@AirportHaber) June 30, 2019
It is still not clear whether the actual carbon fiber fuselage was damaged in any way or if it was just the window.