(CNN) -- A Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- the model grounded last month amid concerns over fire risk -- is being allowed a one-time, special flight Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration says. The 787 took off around 10:25 a.m. (9:25 a.m. CT) from Fort Worth, Texas, bound for Everett, Washington. The plane was in Texas for a paint job, Boeing spokesman Marc Birtel said. A federal probe into electrical fires led to the grounding of all 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners around the world last month. Dreamliner battery type requires safeguards, safety advocate says Two recent incidents -- a fire aboard a Japan Airlines aircraft at Boston's Logan International Airport on January 7 and a smoke alarm aboard a plane flying over Japan on January 16 -- prompted the FAA to ground all Dreamliners in the United States, and other nations quickly followed suit.
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A 787 that was in Texas for a paint job will return to Washington Thursday
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Only the crew needed to operate the flight will be on board, the FAA says
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Last month, all 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners were grounded amid fire concerns
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