FAA grounds 787 Dreamliners - CBS News Boeing's troubles with its newest, flashiest airplane are getting worse. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a halt to all 787 Dreamliners after two incidents of smoking or burning batteries within two weeks. "The FAA will work with the manufacturer and carriers to develop a corrective action plan to allow the U.S. 787 fleet to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible," the FAA said in the statement. Before further flight, U.S.-registered, Boeing 787 aircraft must be approved by the agency. Almost half of the 787s that have been delivered have now been grounded for safety checks. And the latest incident raises the risk that the jet's electrical problems are more dangerous than previously thought. It's a stunning setback for the plane nicknamed the Dreamliner, which was supposed to set a new standard for jet travel but has been beset for more than a week by one mishap after another. The two episodes involving batteries appear to be the most worrisome yet. CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports the Dreamliner is Boeing's first jet to use lithium ion batteries, which are lighter and deliver more power. The FAA ordered special precautions during the plane's developments because of the battery's tendency to overheat. So far, no one has suggested that the plane's fundamental design can't be fixed. But it's unclear how much will need to be changed. The remedy could range from relatively quick-and-easy improvements to more extensive changes that could delay deliveries just as Boeing is trying to speed production up from five planes per month to 10. On Wednesday, Japan's All Nippon Airways said pilots smelled something burning and received a cockpit message warning of battery problems while flying from Yamaguchi Ube airport in western Japan to Tokyo. They made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in western Japan, and passengers evacuated using inflatable slides. An inspection found that a flammable liquid had leaked from the main lithium-ion battery, which is below and slightly behind the cockpit. Investigators found burn marks around the damage. Flying on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner "Anytime you have a fire on board - whether it's the battery that has caused it or a passenger that caused it or another electrical component - that's a very a serious situation on an aircraft and something not to be taken lightly," said Kevin Hiatt, president of the Flight Safety Foundation. Japan's Kyodo News agency quoted Transport Ministry investigator Hideyo Kosugi as saying that the liquid leaked through the electrical room floor to the outside of the aircraft. The transport ministry said the leak could have led to an accident. ANA, which operates 17 of the jets, and Japan Airlines, which has seven, said they won't fly their 787s until they complete safety checks. That's almost half of the 50 planes Boeing has delivered since handing the first one over to ANA in late 2011. Just last week, a battery on a Japan Airlines 787 caught fire soon after the plane landed at Boston's Logan Airport. It took firefighters 40 minutes to put out the flames. The 787 is the first plane to make extensive use of lithium-ion batteries, which have raised concerns in the past for their potential to catch fire. The Federal Aviation Administration has given the batteries extra scrutiny and issued a special rule for their use in the 787. The plane has two batteries - the main one near the front and a second one in the rear. Boeing and the airlines will need to move quickly to determine whether the problem is a flaw in the batteries themselves, in the plane's wiring or in some other area that's fundamental to the plane's electrical system. Boeing has booked orders for more than 800 of the planes from airlines around the world attracted by its increased fuel efficiency. The jet's lightweight design makes it more of a fuel-sipper, and it's so lightweight in part because it uses electricity to do things that other airplanes do with hot air vented through internal ducts. So a 787 with electrical problems is like a minivan that won't haul kids. It goes to the heart of what the thing was built to do. Before it carried paying passengers, the 787 was closely reviewed by inspectors from Boeing and the FAA. Mike Sinnett, chief engineer on the 787, said last week that the plane's batteries have operated through a combined 1.3 million hours and never had an internal fault. He said they were built with multiple protections to ensure that "failures of the battery don't put the airplane at risk." The lithium-ion design was chosen because it's the only type of battery that can take a large charge in a short amount of time. When he spoke last week, Sinnett said Boeing was not considering replacing the lithium-ion design with another type of battery.