The AAIB (the UK equivalent of the NTSB) special bulletin referred to in the article is here[1] with a few more technical details. Looks like it's just unlucky

The AAIB (the UK equivalent of the NTSB) special bulletin referred to in the article is here[1] with a few more technical details. Looks like it's just unlucky that this happened with a 787, given that the ELT is a standalone component apparently fitted to around 6000 planes of various types. [1] http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/S5-2013%20ET-AOP.pdf http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/S5-2013%20ET-...