Despite more than a decade to work out problems and an estimated $20 billion to build it, Boeing’s 787 aircraft is still plagued by issues. Ever since 787s finally began flying in 2011, there have been technical and mechanical problems, from software bugs and engine defects to faulty wiring, trouble with hydraulics and fuel tank leaks.
Dreamliners bought by Air India (AI) have a troubled functional history; in the latest reported incidence of malfunctioning on 25 July 2014, Boeing Dreamliners operated by Air India reported serious faults just before the takeoff from New Delhi to Birmingham and Sydney. Air India flight Number AI 113 flying to Birmingham experienced a technical snag of a most unusual nature when the flight deck doors failed to shut properly. Despite repeated efforts, the problem could not be fixed and eventually Air India had to arrange another Dreamliner to fly the already harassed 126 passengers to Birmingham. The flight, scheduled to depart at 13:35 hours, was delayed by 90 minutes. Another Boeing 787 (VT-ANK) was to fly as AI 302 to Sydney with 246 passengers developed a snag as its “bus tie braker” — which is used to change aircraft’s source of power if the primary source fails — failed. A week earlier, two Dreamliners supposed to fly to Moscow and Singapore had also developed snags simultaneously and as such alternative Dreamliners were required to operationalise the respective flights causing a lot of inconvenience to the passengers. In May 2014, almost 250 passengers on board a Boeing Dreamliner flying from Frankfurt to Delhi had a close shave when the aircraft’s windshield cracked minutes after taking off. This was the fifth such instance of windshield cracks in Air India operated Boeing Dreamliner Flights. Moreover, this was incidentally the second time in six months that the same Dreamliner (VT-ANK) suffered a windshield crack as last November also, this plane cracked its windshield on a Delhi-Melbourne flight while landing in Australia.
16/08/14 New Delhi Times
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Dreamliners bought by Air India (AI) have a troubled functional history; in the latest reported incidence of malfunctioning on 25 July 2014, Boeing Dreamliners operated by Air India reported serious faults just before the takeoff from New Delhi to Birmingham and Sydney. Air India flight Number AI 113 flying to Birmingham experienced a technical snag of a most unusual nature when the flight deck doors failed to shut properly. Despite repeated efforts, the problem could not be fixed and eventually Air India had to arrange another Dreamliner to fly the already harassed 126 passengers to Birmingham. The flight, scheduled to depart at 13:35 hours, was delayed by 90 minutes. Another Boeing 787 (VT-ANK) was to fly as AI 302 to Sydney with 246 passengers developed a snag as its “bus tie braker” — which is used to change aircraft’s source of power if the primary source fails — failed. A week earlier, two Dreamliners supposed to fly to Moscow and Singapore had also developed snags simultaneously and as such alternative Dreamliners were required to operationalise the respective flights causing a lot of inconvenience to the passengers. In May 2014, almost 250 passengers on board a Boeing Dreamliner flying from Frankfurt to Delhi had a close shave when the aircraft’s windshield cracked minutes after taking off. This was the fifth such instance of windshield cracks in Air India operated Boeing Dreamliner Flights. Moreover, this was incidentally the second time in six months that the same Dreamliner (VT-ANK) suffered a windshield crack as last November also, this plane cracked its windshield on a Delhi-Melbourne flight while landing in Australia.
16/08/14 New Delhi Times
