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NTSB sends investigators to Seattle, Arizona, Japan for 'Dreamliner' probes
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent investigators to Seattle, Arizona and Japan for its investigation of the Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” airplane, according to an update from the agency.
The NTSB is investigating a pair of 787 battery failures that resulted in at least one electrical fire and the airplane being taken out of flight, pending a separate review from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The NTSB said in an update released over the weekend that it has sent investigators to Seattle, which is the home of Boeing, and Japan, where the airline that was operating the 787 that caught fire, Japan Airlines, is based.
The NTSB said its workers in Seattle are participating in the FAA's "comprehensive" 787 review. The Department of Transportation has said the FAA's probe is the one that will have be completed before the 787 is cleared to fly again.
The NTSB said last week that the batteries on a 787 that caught fire exhibited signs of accelerated temperature increases and short circuiting.
