The whistleblower report, which put the focus back on Boeing 787, asserts that the aircraft had encountered multiple episodes of unexpected power interruptions, circuit-related faults and overheating of components.
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A US-based aviation safety advocacy group has raised fresh questions over the safety history of the Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft that crashed near Ahmedabad on June 12, claiming the jet had suffered from persistent engineering, manufacturing, quality and maintenance issues over more than a decade of service. The allegations, submitted in a whistleblower report to the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on January 12, have added a new and contentious dimension to the ongoing probe into one of India’s deadliest aviation accidents.
The Foundation for Aviation Safety, which filed the submission, has alleged that the aircraft experienced repeated electrical system failures during its 11 years of operation. According to the group, internal records and maintenance data indicate a pattern of technical problems affecting power distribution, avionics and other critical electrical components. These issues, the organisation claims, were not isolated incidents but part of a broader and long-running set of deficiencies that included design-related vulnerabilities as well as lapses in quality control and maintenance practices.
The whistleblower report asserts that the aircraft had encountered multiple episodes of electrical malfunctions,...
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