Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Whistleblower Report Flags Electrical Faults in Air India Boeing 787 Crash
A report was given to the US Senate about an Air India plane, the Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB), which crashed in 2025.
The report says this plane had many electrical problems from the day it arrived in India in 2014 until it crashed.
There was a big fire in 2022, and many parts had to be replaced.
The report suggests that these problems might have been part of the reason the plane crashed.
The people who made the report want the US to look into these problems in other similar planes too.
A whistleblower report to the US Senate details repeated electrical and system failures in Air India's Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB) that crashed in 2025.
The aircraft had a history of issues from its arrival in India in 2014, including a major electrical fire in 2022.
Critical components like the P100 Primary Power Panel were damaged and replaced due to extensive fire damage.
The report suggests potential design, manufacturing, or maintenance flaws and calls for a thorough investigation of the 787 fleet.
The Senate subcommittee has taken the evidence on record, with no representatives from Air India or Boeing present during the presentation.
- Who
- US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) and the Foundation for Aviation Safety (FAS)
- What
- A whistleblower report highlighting electrical and system failures in Air India's Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB)
- When
- Report submitted on January 12, 2026, detailing issues from February 1, 2014, to the crash on June 12, 2025
- Where
- US Senate, with the aircraft's issues occurring in India and other countries
- Why
- To highlight a history of electrical and system faults in the aircraft, potentially contributing to the crash
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB)
- Crash Date
- June 12, 2025
- Fatalities
- 260
- Whistleblower Report Date
- January 12, 2026
- Critical Component
- P100 Primary Power Panel
- Manufacturing Line Number
- 26
- Subcommittee Chair
- Ron Johnson