Boeing 787: A Complete Timeline Of The Dreamliner's Legacy Of Failure, After Cracks Discovered In Wings
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Pre-Launch Problems
Sept. 5, 2007: A shortage of fasteners and incomplete software cause three-month delay to first flight.
Oct. 10, 2007: More software issues cause further three-month delay, and six-month delay to first deliveries because of international and domestic supply changes.
Jan. 16, 2008: Another three-month delay announced to first flight.
April 9, 2008: Boeing announces fourth delay. First flight is rescheduled until late 2008 and initial deliveries are put on hold until September 2009.
Nov. 4, 2008: Boeing staff go on strike and continued fastener problems mean first flight is rescheduled for mid-2009. Various airlines claim they will sue Boeing for compensation.
June 15, 2009: In front of the aviation world at the Paris Air Show, Boeing claims the first flight will take place within two weeks. A little over a week later, Boeing cancels the first flight and reschedule for late 2009.
Dec. 15, 2009: Two years late, the aircraft finally makes its maiden flight after making high-speed taxi tests three days earlier.
June 2010: Fleet-wide problems on horizontal stabilizers mean all aircraft in the test fleet are inspected and repaired.
Aug. 2, 2010: The Trent 1000 engine, one of two used by the airplane, suffers a blowout at a Rolls-Royce facility. First delivery to Japan's All Nippon Airways, a unit of ANA Holdings Inc (TYO:9202), is delayed until February 2011.
Nov. 9, 2010: During a test flight above Texas, a 787 experiences an electrical fire and is forced to make an emergency landing. All test flights are suspended until Dec. 23.
January 2011: First delivery rescheduled until September 2011 due to electrical and software problems resulting from the in-flight fire.
Aug. 26, 2011: Boeing receives approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Air Safety Agency, enabling deliveries to commence.
Sept. 25, 2011: Three years behind schedule, ANA receives the first Dreamliner.
Oct. 26, 2011: First commercial flight takes place between Tokyo-Narita and Hong Kong. Some seats fetch as much as $34,000 because of high demand from aviation enthusiasts.
Post-Launch problems
Feb. 6, 2012: Boeing a manufacturing problem in in the fuselage section of some Dreamliners.
July 23, 2012: ANA has five aircraft repaired after discovering a problem inside the Rolls-Royce engine.
July 28, 2012: A Dreamliner suffers an engine failure on the ground at the Boeing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. An investigation is announced by U.S. authorities.
Sept. 5, 2012: A hydraulic problem inside an ANA 787 causes the pilot to abort take-off. White smoke is seen billowing from the aircraft.
Oct. 4 2012: An engine problem onboard an Air Bridge Cargo 747 in Shanghai prompts General Electric (NYSE:GE) to recommend the inspection of GEnx engines, which are used on some 747 and 787 aircraft.
Dec. 5, 2012: A report of fuel leaks prompts the FAA to order the inspection of all 787s.
Jan. 7, 2013: A fire starts on an empty Japan Airlines (TYO:9201) 787 at Boston Logan International.
Jan. 8, 2013: An ANA 787 is grounded after a crack in the windshield is found. Also, a JAL flight is forced to cancel after engineers discover a fuel leak.
Jan. 9, 2013: United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) discovers faulty wiring near a battery on six of its aircraft. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) launches an investigation.
Jan. 11, 2013: Another Japan Airlines aircraft is found to have a fuel leak.
Jan. 13, 2013: Japan’s transport ministry launches an investigation after a third leak is discovered onboard a JAL aircraft.
Jan. 16, 2013: An ANA flight from Tokyo to Ube, Japan, makes an emergency landing after a burning smell is detected in the cabin and a warning light comes on. ANA and JAL ground all their 787s, and aviation authorities worldwide order the grounding of all Dreamliners pending checks. Boeing halts all deliveries.
April 5, 2013: Redesigned batteries undergo final tests. Flights resume on April 26.
June 2, 2013: A sensor pressure detects overheating on one of its 787s.
June 23, 2013: United Airlines makes an emergency landing after a problem is discovered with the braking system.
July 12, 2013: An empty Ethiopian Airlines 787 develops a fire at London's Heathrow airport, which shuts down the entire airport temporarily. The fire was caused by a faulty battery.
July 18, 2013: A maintenance message onboard a JAL flight alerts to a fuel pump error.
July 22, 2013: An electrical panel grounds a Qatar Airways 787.
July 24, 2013: An investigation is launched after an oven overheats aboard an Air India flight.
July 26, 2013: Two ANA-operated Dreamliners are found to have faulty battery wiring, the same problem that caused the fire at Heathrow.
July 27, 2013: United Airlines discovers a problem with an emergency beacon.
Aug. 27, 2013: A problem with slats (extensions of the leading edge of the wing deployed, like the trailing-edge flaps, during takeoff and landing for added lift) forces a JAL 787 to turn back to Tokyo.
Sept. 19, 2013: A United Airlines 787 develops similar flaps problems and is forced to declare emergency and land in Anchorage.
Sept. 28, 2013: Technical problems with a transponder prompt a LOT Polish Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Iceland.
Oct. 9, 2013: Electrical problems caused failed lavatories and the failure of inflight anti-ice systems on a JAL aircraft, which returned to San Diego.
Nov. 16, 2013: A British Airways flight experiences hydraulic failure.
Jan. 14, 2014: Full Japan Airlines Dreamliner fleet grounded after more battery problems.
Jan. 19, 2014: Air India flight loses all transponders.
Jan. 19, 2014: A China Southern 787 receives multiple system messages, including flaps, nose gear landing, nose gear position, doors and brakes.
Feb. 5, 2014: All management computers fail onboard Air India flight.
March 5, 2014: Cracks discovered on wings of 787s in production.