New Dreamliner problem?

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2013 at 22:41

http://www.flightradar24.com/JAL7

Looks a bit odd.

lettucefire · 18 Jul 2013 at 22:52

Yeah looks like it's dumping fuel to head back to boston .. Someone on pprune has picked it up as well

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2013 at 22:53

Guessing that aint a good sign or is...depending.

Destination · 18 Jul 2013 at 22:53

Where are the dreamerliners physically constructed? Engine and body?

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:05

Okay...looks to be buggering off now lol.

Amp34 · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:05

Can't be that major a problem if it didn't land at the nearest airport rather than the departure airport.

There is also ICE631 doing a couple of spins in the same place now, although that appears to be at the end of it's journey. I assume it's the standard place to dump fuel/wait?

Vanquish-Storm · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:07

Whats the route the JAL7 took?

It looks as though it went north, came back did a few spins and is going in to land.

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:08

Look that way...meant to be on its way to Tokyo though.

Hyburnate · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:12

Yup dumping fuel there/waiting for a slot in the arrival timetable and then it's coming into land.

Edit: Was on the news recently that the latest fire was for a battery problem perhaps they're landing them all again?

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:18

Well looks like it made it down okay anyways.

Amp34 · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:20

Well I assume it was a glitch that showed the plane continuing off the end/side of the runway?

There was a report today by the British Aviation Investigation Branch saying it was a problem with the battery on an emergency beacon, not related to the type of plane. The recommendation was to disable them in all planes. Not sure if that's a good idea considering I assume that's what the authorities use to find downed planes...

VoG · 19 Jul 2013 at 02:25

According to the Guardian, it returned to Boston airport after a mechanical indicator alert, what ever that might be.

Source

Aedus · 19 Jul 2013 at 02:28

Seems to be a few issues with these dreamliners.

dbmzk1 · 19 Jul 2013 at 07:54

Hikari Kisugi said:
Where are the dreamerliners physically constructed? Engine and body?

Most of it is made in the US, around 75% if I remember right. They are physically put together in Everett, Washington, USA. The engines made by Rolls Royce in Derby, UK. The GE engines are made in Mississippi and Alabama.

Hyburnate · 19 Jul 2013 at 12:20

Fuel Pump problem in the end.

Suarez7 · 19 Jul 2013 at 12:23

Really wouldn't like to fly on one of these at the moment.

cu3ed · 19 Jul 2013 at 12:26

Has any other plane as new as this had so many problems?

nutcase · 19 Jul 2013 at 13:55

The first Comet hull loss was about 3 years after maiden flight. First battery issue with 787 was about 4 years after maiden flight.

Chicken #16 · 19 Jul 2013 at 14:10

Amp34 said:
There was a report today by the British Aviation Investigation Branch saying it was a problem with the battery on an emergency beacon, not related to the type of plane. The recommendation was to disable them in all planes. Not sure if that's a good idea considering I assume that's what the authorities use to find downed planes...

but the thing designed to help find the plane can potentially cause a fire that might cause the plane to crash in the first place....some sort of causality loop created by Boeing so that they can never go bankrupt because of the dreamliner?

Suarez7 · 19 Jul 2013 at 16:41

Chicken #16 said:
but the thing designed to help find the plane can potentially cause a fire that might cause the plane to crash in the first place....some sort of causality loop created by Boeing so that they can never go bankrupt because of the dreamliner?

Tinfoil hat