--- description: Japan Airlines grounded one of its Dreamliner jets after "white smoke" began streaming from the battery system during a pre-departure check-up. The airline said a... title: Dreamliner Grounded by Japan Airlines Due to Battery Problems image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbb0aecb10952aa4/698a95da457a52c754d70bcb/173981196.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) # Japan Airlines Grounds Another Dreamliner After Battery Problems by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Jan 15, 2014 1:27 AM CUT  The Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) logo sits on the tailfin of a model of the Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft displayed in a redesigned exhibition space during a media preview for the new JAL factory tour at the company's maintenance center at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 18, 2013\. JAL, once the worlds biggest operator of 747s, are counting on Boeing Co. 787s to boost profits as the carriers dump their fleets of 747s that they relied on for decades. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) logo sits on the tailfin of a model of the Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft displayed in a redesigned exhibition space during a media preview for the new JAL factory tour at the company's maintenance center at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 18, 2013\. JAL, once the worlds biggest operator of 747s, are counting on Boeing Co. 787s to boost profits as the carriers dump their fleets of 747s that they relied on for decades. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg via Getty Images—2013 Bloomberg by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Jan 15, 2014 1:27 AM CUT Japan Airlines [grounded](http://news.yahoo.com/jal-dreamliner-hit-battery-problem-001418392.html;%5Fylt=A2KLOzEI1NVSEiEAmnXQtDMD "undefined") one of its Dreamliner jets after “white smoke” began streaming from the battery system during a pre-departure check-up. The airline said a maintenance worker saw a warning for a battery system problem in the cockpit of the plane before spotting the white smoke outside the window. The Boeing 787 never departed for its scheduled flight to Bangkok Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. This [isn’t the first time](//content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2133920,00.html#ixzz2qQGbSHIh "undefined") Japan Airlines has struggled with its Dreamliners. Japan’s aviation authorities grounded the 787 fleet temporarily after a battery alarm led to an emergency landing of a flight in January 2013\. Before that, the crew found a fire in a lithium-ion battery on a Japan Airlines Dreamliner parked in Boston and a fuel leak in another 787 ready for takeoff. \[[_AP_](http://news.yahoo.com/jal-dreamliner-hit-battery-problem-001418392.html;%5Fylt=A2KLOzEI1NVSEiEAmnXQtDMD "undefined")\] Dreamliner Grounded by Japan Airlines Due to Battery Problems ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7146552/japan-airlines-grounds-another-dreamliner-after-battery-problems/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7146552/japan-airlines-grounds-another-dreamliner-after-battery-problems/"},"headline":"Japan Airlines Grounds Another Dreamliner After Battery Problems","datePublished":"2014-01-15T01:27:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-25T06:03:02.901Z","description":"Japan Airlines grounded one of its Dreamliner jets after \"white smoke\" began streaming from the battery system during a pre-departure check-up. 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