An ELT battery fire on an Ethiopian Boeing 787-8 at London-Heathrow Airport was likely caused a short-circuit caused by improperly installed battery wires, leading to a thermal runaway.
20 March 2014The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the findings of a review team formed in January 2013 to review the Boeing 787’s design, manufacture and assembly processes.
23 February 2014The Japan Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) issued preliminary findings of the investigation into a Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery incident. On January 16, 2013, All Nippon Dreamliner JA804A diverted to Takamatsu Airport, Japan following instrument indications of smoke in the forward electrical compartment. The airplane was en route between Yamaguchi and Tokyo at FL320 at the time […]
29 July 2013Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EASA have issued an airworthiness directive (AD) for the inspection of specific Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft following a recent fire occurrence.
21 July 2013The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) reported that it was examining the Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) as a possible source of the fire that damaged a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at London-Heathrow Airport.
19 April 2013The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing’s design for modifications to the Boeing 787 battery system. The changes are designed to address risks at the battery cell level, the battery level and the aircraft level.
13 March 2013The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that it approved Boeing’s certification plan for the redesigned 787 battery system.
7 February 2013The U.S NTSB announced that they have identified the origin of the Jan. 7 battery fire that occurred on a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 parked at Boston-Logan Airport. The focus of the investigation will now be on the design and certification requirements of the battery system.
As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident in Japan, the FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk in the 787 and require operators to temporarily cease operations. Before further flight, operators of U.S.-registered, Boeing 787 aircraft must demonstrate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the batteries are safe.
16 January 2013An emergency landing of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Takamatsu Airport in Japan, the latest in a string of incidents, prompted Japan Airlines (JAL) and ANA to ground their 787’s pending safety checks.