The preliminary report into the crash referred to a 2018 FAA advisory, which recommended that operators of several Boeing models inspect the locking feature of the fuel-cutoff switches. The report said Air India did not carry out the inspections.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to its international counterparts that fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes like the Dreamliner involved in last month’s fatal Air India crash do not pose a safety issue.

The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing all aboard, except for one survivor, and several people on the ground, according to authorities.