US Edition‘Murky’ Air India Crash Report Deepens Uncertainty for Owner Tata
AHMEDABAD, INDIA, JUL 14 – Preliminary report finds engine fuel control switches moved to cutoff position seconds after takeoff, causing power loss and crash that killed 260; cause remains undetermined.
- Air India Flight 171 crashed in June shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 260 people when fuel switches moved to cut-off starved the engines.
- The crash followed a 2018 FAA advisory recommending inspection of Boeing fuel cut-off switch locks, a step Air India had not taken before the flight.
- Investigators found no mechanical or maintenance faults and reviewed cockpit recordings showing tense pilot exchanges questioning who cut the fuel switches.
- The FAA affirmed that the design of the fuel control switches is safe and does not warrant an airworthiness directive, while experts noted that operating these switches requires intentional effort.
- Air India is under heightened examination as the investigation continues, with no clear cause determined yet and pilot groups urging that conclusions be based on factual evidence.
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Unraveling the Mystery: Air India's Deadly Crash A preliminary investigation into the Air India plane crash last month, which claimed 260 lives, has unearthed cockpit confusion just before the ill-fated Boeing Dreamliner went down, as stated by Air India's CEO Campbell Wilson. The incident's examination is not yet concluded, though the report has already fueled media speculation.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) initial report,…
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