Qatar Airways grounds B787 Dreamliner after 'smoke' incident

Qatar Airways said today that it has grounded one of their Boeing 787 Dreamliners due to a “minor” technical issue. However, the aircraft has not flown for almost a week leading to suggestions that the grounding could be more serious.
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Neither Boeing or Qatar are giving any details of the problem, although industry sources say smoke was seen near an electrical panel.
In a statement the airline said: “Qatar Airways confirms an aircraft has been taken out of service, but no flights have been cancelled as a result.
“This is a minor issue for us, and not an incident, so we are not commenting,” an airline spokeswoman said.’
The 787 has suffered a spate of mishaps in recent weeks, including a spontaneous fire on an Ethiopian Airlines-owned 787 that broke out while the plane was parked at a remote stand at London’s Heathrow airport for eight hours on July 12. An Air India B787 also had a problem last week  after an oven overheated during a domestic flight, causing smoke.

 

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