The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was forced to turn back an hour into its 14-hour flight between Mumbai and London in 2023.

Airliner identical to plane that crashed last week was forced to turn back an hour into flight from Mumbai to London

An Air India Boeing 787-8 flight headed for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff Monday because of a "technical issue," Indian media reported.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was forced to turn back an hour into its 14-hour flight between Mumbai and London in 2023.

Investigators now sift wreckage and decode black boxes to learn what caused last week's Boeing 787 crash.

The firm's Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers, including 53 UK nationals, crashed just moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the Indian state of Gujarat.