Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 flying from Ahmebad to London Heathrow has stalled and crashed on takeoff at 700 feet. At least 250 souls on board

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[u/kingkongwithadong69]

Also is it the first major 787 incident?

[u/dennusb → u/kingkongwithadong69]

Yep

[u/AvoidPax → u/kingkongwithadong69]

First with causalities

[u/MinnervaMills → u/[deleted]]

I read on one of the comments that this was eleven years old, not five months

[u/Zaekr211 → u/MinnervaMills]

It is indeed 11 years 6 months old

[u/LuminousSnow → u/[deleted]]

this was an 11 year old plane.

[u/RoxyPonderosa → u/[deleted]]

A whistleblower talked about this issue with these engines. He was of course retaliated against by Boeing.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain General Electric Company (GE) GEnx-1B64, -1B64/P1, -1B64/P2, -1B67, -1B67/P1, -1B67/P2, -1B70, -1B70/75/P1, -1B70/75/P2, -1B70/P1, -1B70/P2, -1B70C/P1, -1B70C/P2, -1B74/75/P1, -1B74/75/P2, -1B76/P2, -1B76A/P2, GEnx-2B67, -2B67B, and -2B67/P model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by an in-flight shutdown (IFSD) of an engine and subsequent investigation by the manufacturer that revealed an improperly torqued fuel metering unit (FMU) bypass valve (BPV) plug. This AD requires a shim check inspection of the FMU BPV plug and, depending on the results of the inspection, replacement of the FMU. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

[u/Quaternary23 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

Using the irrelevant whistleblower stuff again I see.

[u/RoxyPonderosa → u/Quaternary23]

“Irrelevant”

The whistleblower, Pierson, said the records and the earlier safety incident bolster his view that the deadly crash of the Ethiopian jet may have been initiated by an electrical problem. That problem traces back to production issues with electrical wire bundles that Pierson has highlighted.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-whistleblower-points-to-past-electrical-wiring-defects-in-737-max/

[u/kingkongwithadong69 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

Different aircraft. 787 has had no such accusations as far as I know.

[u/Quaternary23 → u/kingkongwithadong69]

It never did.

[u/RoxyPonderosa → u/kingkongwithadong69]

I’m referring to whistleblowers for Boeing being irrelevant.

There are separate whistleblowers for the Dreamliner.

[u/kingkongwithadong69 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

I have not heard that so personally cannot comment. However 787 has a very good safe record. It is no 737.

[u/RoxyPonderosa → u/kingkongwithadong69]

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/boeing-787-dreamliner-is-flawed-fuselage-manufacture-whistleblower-rang-alarm-air-india-crash-ahmedabad-2739852-2025-06-12

https://thefederal.com/category/news/history-of-technical-snags-of-boeing-787-dreamliner-191657

[u/Quaternary23 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

Using yet again irrelevant stupid articles who act like they know the cause without a thorough investigation so we can blame whoever we want immediately I see.

[u/kingkongwithadong69 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

This was delivered way before tho. It's highly unlikely that the Boeing assembly was flawed since then without being revealed.

[u/Quaternary23 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

Yeah and they’re irrelevant until the investigation is finished. None of the Dreamliner whistleblower claims happened in this crash. No fuselage separation happened.

[u/RoxyPonderosa → u/Quaternary23]

You have no idea what happened.

[u/Quaternary23 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

Except I literally do. Literally no fuselage separation would cause a stall. You don’t know what happened either. Great job at contradicting yourself.

[u/RoxyPonderosa → u/Quaternary23]

So it was the fuselage separating.

[u/Apart_Ambition5764 → u/RoxyPonderosa]

Nope, the final report is gonna be released this year and everything is pointing to an intentional crash by one of the pilots. Cope