The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning about Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, saying that a software glitch in the jets' systems could suddenly shut all electrical power to the plane mid-flight, causing pilots to lose control.
"We are issuing this AD {Airworthiness Directive] to prevent loss of all AC electrical power, which could result in loss of control of the aeroplane," said the FAA warning.
The glitch, which revealed itself in laboratory tests, involves the Dreamliners' electrical generators falling into a failsafe mode every 248 days, or roughly eight months. After that many days of continuous power usage, all four of the plane's main generator controls units will fail simultaneously. If that happens during a flight...
Software bug could cause Boeing 787s to lose control in mid air
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