US EditionIndia finds engine switch movement in fatal Air India crash, no immediate action for Boeing or GE
AHMEDABAD, INDIA, JUL 12 – The preliminary report found both engines' fuel cutoff switches flipped within one second, causing loss of thrust and crash that killed 260, with pilot actions under investigation.
- The AAIB released a 15-page preliminary report on July 11, revealing that fuel cutoff switches flipped from RUN to CUTOFF within one second, causing engine thrust loss and the crash of Air India Flight AI171.
- Following the report, flight data shows both fuel cutoff switches transitioned from 'run' to 'cutoff' at 180 knots, starving the engines one second apart.
- In the Cockpit Voice Recorder, one pilot asks “Why cut it off?” and the other denies it; footage shows Ram Air Turbine deployed during initial climb, confirming emergency power.
- Following the crash, all but one of the 242 on board and 19 on the ground died, prompting Indian authorities to order deeper checks of Air India's 787 fleet.
- Investigation into the Ahmedabad crash may take months, with a joint probe focusing on pilot actions and stakeholder cooperation, according to sources.
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According to a preliminary report, the accident was caused by an interruption in the fuel supply to the engines.
Air India crash investigation: Fuel to engines was cut off moments before impact
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Shortly before the fatal crash of an Air India plane last month, the fuel supply to the engines was cut off, according to preliminary investigation results. The cockpit audio recording reveals confusion among the pilots about who had cut the fuel supply and why. Further investigation will now determine whether this was a case of human error or a technical malfunction.
The investigators made a frightening discovery in the preliminary investigation into the plane crash of Air India 171, in which 260 people died in June. In just a few seconds after decolonization, both...
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