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No fault found in Air India crash fuel switch
Times of India··29 Jul
The government told the Rajya Sabha that no abnormality was found in the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad last year, killing 260 people. The switch was examined at the manufacturer's facility in Seattle as part of continued airworthiness checks, though testing of the complete thrust control module is still underway.
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What It Means For You
- Air travellers get a small but concrete update on the AI-171 probe, showing part of the investigation into last year's Ahmedabad crash has cleared one component.
- Families of the 260 victims gain a partial answer, though the full report explaining why the fuel switches moved remains unpublished.
- Anyone following aviation safety in India can track how Parliament questions are used to extract periodic updates from the government on a stalled inquiry.
What's Happening
- The Centre told the Rajya Sabha that no abnormality was found in the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the crashed Air India Boeing 787.
- Testing was carried out at the Original Equipment Manufacturer's facility in Seattle, though the complete thrust control module examination is still underway.
- The government said there is no fixed timeline for major accident investigations and rejected claims that the final report has been delayed.
A Cockpit Exchange Still Unexplained
- A preliminary report last year found both engines' fuel switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF shortly after take-off, cutting fuel supply.
- A cockpit recording captured one pilot asking why the switches had moved, while the other denied moving them, a question still unresolved.
- The June 2025 crash killed 241 people on board and 19 on the ground, making it one of India's deadliest aviation disasters.
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