Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch confirmed it is examining the emergency locator transmitter on a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner as one of "several components being looked at in detail" in the probe of Friday's fire on the jet at London's Heathrow Airport.
In a brief statement Tuesday, the AAIB, which is leading the investigation of the incident on the Ethiopian Airlines jet, gave no information about what may have triggered the fire. It said it is still "premature to speculate on the causes of the incident at this stage."
The AAIB statement confirmed that the emergency transmitter's maker, Honeywell International Inc. has been invited to join the investigation.
Honeywell said Monday that it had sent technical experts to Heathrow to assist in the probe, at the invitation of British investigators, and would work closely with Boeing and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is also assisting the investigation.
Honeywell said the transmitters were certified in 2005 and "we've not seen nor experienced a single reported issue on this product line." The company said it is awaiting "analysis and output of the investigation before drawing any conclusions."
The one-paragraph AAIB statement Tuesday said, "The traveling public can be sure we are investigating all possible causes and following up all leads."
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