NTSB official to assist ANA 787 investigation

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending an official to Japan to assist in the investigation of the emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787. The incident involved a battery indicator message while the aircraft was at 30,000 ft.; ANA said it was later discovered the aircraft’s main battery had leaked.

According to NTSB, “Initial reports indicate that the crew received multiple messages in the cockpit concerning the battery and other systems that were affected, and also reported smoke in the cockpit and an odor in the cabin.”

In the meantime, ANA and Japan Airlines (JAL) have temporarily suspended operations of their Boeing 787 fleets following the latest incident.

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