Boeing 777: The FAA says Boeing was installing low-quality fasteners on the 777 aircraft. Now, two airlines say they have found faulty wiring on their Boeing 787 emergency transmitters.
Federal air safety regulators are seeking a more than $2.7 million fine against Boeing over quality control lapses related to parts used in the 777.
The 777 is a long-range passenger airliner. The Federal Aviation Administration says in a statement Friday that Boeing discovered in September 2008 it had been installing fasteners on the airplanes that didn't meet FAA safety standards.
The FAA opened an investigation one month later. The agency says Boeing repeatedly submitted plans that set deadlines to fix the problem, only to miss those deadlines.
The statement says the company finally implemented a plan to address the fastener issue in November 2010, more than two years after Boeing first learned of the problem.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Second Incident Boeing 777 suffers mid-air emergency
Hydraulic leak forces San Francisco-bound plane operated by Japan Airlines to return to Tokyo three days after Asiana crash.
A San Francisco-bound Boeing 777 operated by Japan Airlines turned back to Tokyo on Monday after its crew detected a leak in the hydraulic system that controls its flaps, the carrier said.
The incident came three days after an Asiana Airlines 777 crashed in San Francisco after approaching at dangerously low speed, killing two people. The JAL jetliner, carrying 236 passengers, returned to Tokyo's Haneda airport after departing three hours and 20 minutes earlier.
Maintenance engineers were investigating the cause of the leak, a spokesman for the Japanese flag carrier said. Two teenage Chinese girls on their way to summer camp in the US were killed and more than 180 people injured in the San Francisco crash, the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 since they entered service in 1995. Hours afterwards, the Asiana Airlines president and chief executive, Yoon Young-doo, said the plane did not appear to be at fault.
A San Francisco-bound Boeing 777 operated by Japan Airlines turned back to Tokyo on Monday after its crew detected a leak in the hydraulic system that controls its flaps, the carrier said.
The incident came three days after an Asiana Airlines 777 crashed in San Francisco after approaching at dangerously low speed, killing two people. The JAL jetliner, carrying 236 passengers, returned to Tokyo's Haneda airport after departing three hours and 20 minutes earlier.
The incident came three days after an Asiana Airlines 777 crashed in San Francisco
Maintenance engineers were investigating the cause of the leak, a spokesman for the Japanese flag carrier said. Two teenage Chinese girls on their way to summer camp in the US were killed and more than 180 people injured in the San Francisco crash, the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 since they entered service in 1995. Hours afterwards, the Asiana Airlines president and chief executive, Yoon Young-doo, said the plane did not appear to be at fault.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Ethiopian Boeing 787 DreamLiner Fire in Heathrow Airport
All runways were closed for nearly 90 minutes after the fire at 16:30 BST. No passengers were aboard the plane at the time, a Heathrow spokesman said.
BBC News
Fifty Dreamliners worldwide were grounded in January after malfunctions with the plane's lithium-ion batteries.
Boeing modified the jets with new batteries and flights resumed in April.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport has despatched a team to the scene.
The Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner in the Heathrow incident - named the Queen of Sheba - flew from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on the first commercial flight since the grounding.
Pictures of the Heathrow fire showed the Queen of Sheba close to a building and surrounded by fire vehicles. London Fire Brigade said its crews assisted Heathrow staff.
Fire-retardant foam was sprayed at the airliner, and an area on top of the fuselage in front of the tail appeared to be scorched.
Ethiopian Airlines said smoke was detected from the aircraft after it had been parked at Heathrow for more than eight hours.
The groundings of all Dreamliners in service in January followed two major incidents concerning the plane's two lithium-ion batteries.
On 7 January, a battery overheated and started a fire on a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston's Logan International Airport. Nine days later, an All Nippon Airways 787 had to make an emergency landing in Japan after a battery started to give off smoke.
The two batteries are not used when the 787 is in flight.
BBC News
Fifty Dreamliners worldwide were grounded in January after malfunctions with the plane's lithium-ion batteries.
Boeing modified the jets with new batteries and flights resumed in April.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport has despatched a team to the scene.
The Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner in the Heathrow incident - named the Queen of Sheba - flew from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on the first commercial flight since the grounding.
Pictures of the Heathrow fire showed the Queen of Sheba close to a building and surrounded by fire vehicles. London Fire Brigade said its crews assisted Heathrow staff.
Fire-retardant foam was sprayed at the airliner, and an area on top of the fuselage in front of the tail appeared to be scorched.
Ethiopian Airlines said smoke was detected from the aircraft after it had been parked at Heathrow for more than eight hours.
Dreamliners Incidents
The groundings of all Dreamliners in service in January followed two major incidents concerning the plane's two lithium-ion batteries.
On 7 January, a battery overheated and started a fire on a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston's Logan International Airport. Nine days later, an All Nippon Airways 787 had to make an emergency landing in Japan after a battery started to give off smoke.
The two batteries are not used when the 787 is in flight.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Boeing 777 San Francisco Crash: Asiana Airlines pilot tried to abort landing
The Boeing 777 from Asiana Airlines that crashed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was travelling "below" its intended air speed and its pilot tried to abort the landing just seconds before it hit a seawall in front of the runway, the US National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday, July 7.
Eye Witness Video of Asiana Boeing 777 Crash in San Francisco
Information collected from the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder indicated that there were no signs of trouble until seven seconds before impact, when the crew tried to accelerate, NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said at a news conference at the airport
Asiana said mechanical failure did not appear to be a factor in the crash. Hersman confirmed that a part of the airport's instrument-landing system was offline on Saturday but cautioned against drawing conclusions from that, noting that the so-called glide slope system was not essential to safe operations in good weather. She said it was a clear day with good visibility.
The impact knocked off the plane's tail and the aircraft appeared to bounce violently, scattering a trail of debris and spinning before coming to rest on the tarmac.
I just crash landed at SFO': Samsung executive tweets dramatic escape from burning Boeing 777
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David Eun Boeing 777 Crash Survivor Photo[/caption]
In a tweet sent at 12.13pm (PDT) Mr Eun said: 'I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok ... surreal.'
Mr Eun, executive vice-president of Samsung Electronic's global media services, added that emergency services were helping the injured off the plane, and added: 'I haven't felt this way since 9/11.'
Eye Witness Video of Asiana Boeing 777 Crash in San Francisco
Information collected from the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder indicated that there were no signs of trouble until seven seconds before impact, when the crew tried to accelerate, NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said at a news conference at the airport
A stall warning sounded four seconds before impact, and the crew tried to abort the landing and initiate what's known as a "go around" manoeuvre just 1.5 seconds before crashing, Hersman said.
Asiana said mechanical failure did not appear to be a factor in the crash. Hersman confirmed that a part of the airport's instrument-landing system was offline on Saturday but cautioned against drawing conclusions from that, noting that the so-called glide slope system was not essential to safe operations in good weather. She said it was a clear day with good visibility.
The impact knocked off the plane's tail and the aircraft appeared to bounce violently, scattering a trail of debris and spinning before coming to rest on the tarmac.
Twits from the Crash
I just crash landed at SFO': Samsung executive tweets dramatic escape from burning Boeing 777
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David Eun Boeing 777 Crash Survivor Photo[/caption]In a tweet sent at 12.13pm (PDT) Mr Eun said: 'I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok ... surreal.'
Mr Eun, executive vice-president of Samsung Electronic's global media services, added that emergency services were helping the injured off the plane, and added: 'I haven't felt this way since 9/11.'
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