US EditionDGCA's BIG Move After Air India Crash: Airlines Ordered to Check Fuel Switch Locking System on Boeing Planes by July 21
INDIA, JUL 14 – The DGCA's inspection order follows a preliminary report linking fuel switch lock issues to the Air India crash, affecting multiple Boeing models with a July 21 compliance deadline.
- On July 15, 2025, India's aviation regulatory authority instructed airlines to complete inspections of the fuel control switch locks on Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft by July 21.
- The DGCA order followed a preliminary report into the June 12 Air India Boeing 787-8 crash, which found that the fuel switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF shortly after takeoff, leading to fuel starvation.
- Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express began voluntary inspections over the preceding weekend on about 75 Boeing aircraft, finding no anomalies so far, while international airlines and South Korea also initiated similar checks.
- The 2018 FAA advisory referenced by the DGCA was advisory only; Boeing and the FAA have stated the fuel switch locks are safe and further checks are not mandatory, yet India insists on strict adherence to the July 21 inspection deadline.
- This regulatory action highlights heightened scrutiny on Boeing fuel controls after the deadly crash killing 260 people and may influence global aviation safety practices regarding fuel control switch functions.
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The decision follows the findings of the preliminary investigation into the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last month, which killed 260 people.
India's civil aviation watchdog orders fuel switch locking system checks on Boeing airplanes
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- India's civil aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing airplanes. Read full story
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DGCA orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches after Air India crash probe preliminary findings
South Korea said it will order a similar measure. Fuel switch locks have come under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people.
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