Air India Crash: Boeing 787 Fuel Control Switch Probe Finds No Issues
- An Air India Boeing 787 crashed on June 14, killing 260 people, including 19 on the ground, as it took off from Ahmedabad heading to London.
- Air India's probe found no issues with the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its Boeing 787 aircraft, according to an internal communication.
- The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and Air India CEO Campbell Wilson cautioned against making premature conclusions.
- Other countries, including Singapore, have ordered inspections; Singapore Airlines confirmed that all switches on their Boeing 787 aircraft are functioning properly.
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After deadly crash, Air India says fuel switch locks working fine
MUMBAI, July 18 — Air India’s inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication circulated within the airline said.The switches have come under scrutiny following last month’s crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people, after a preliminary probe by Indian investigators found that they had flipped from the run position to cutoff shortly after takeo…
The inspection of the fuel switches of the Boeing 787 Air India, implicated after the accident which killed 260 people on 12 June in India, did not reveal any anomalies, according to an internal note issued by the company.
The weekly airliners.de-[Aviation technology briefing] (https://www.airliners.de/thema/briefing). This time with the safety of fuel control switches after the Air India crash, possible EU retaliation tariffs against US aircraft and the order of further Airbus A330 Neo from Condor.
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