A 787 is equipped with two Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorders, or EAFRs, one in the front and one in the rear. EAFRs combine voice and data recording. Though called black boxes, the data recorders are usually orange to make them easier to find. They can survive an impact equivalent to roughly 3,500 times their weight.

The Federal Aviation Administration has determined an Air India crash last month indicated no broader mechanical problem related to fuel-cutoff switches in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, administrator Bryan Bedford said.