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What are the engine fuel control switches at centre of Air India crash probe?

The preliminary report from the investigationg into last month's deadly Air India crash showed that seconds after takeoff, the Boeing 787 plane's engine fuel control switches were briefly flipped off.

The Indian Express · 11h

The fuel control switches that are now at the heart of the AI 171 crash probe

As per the report, these switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within a second of each other moments after lift-off, leading to the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in four decades.

Firstpost · 2d

Turning off fuel switches in cockpit shut Air India plane engine: How could this have happened?

Engine fuel control switches are at the centre of the investigation into last month’s Air India plane crash, the preliminary report has revealed. After the aircraft reached its top speed of 180 knots IAS,

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As AI 171 probe focuses on fuel control switches, Etihad orders inspection of switches’ locking mechanism on its Boeing 787 fleet

This comes despite the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing notifying Boeing 787 operating airlines that the ...

5don MSN

Air India crash probe focuses on engine fuel control switches, The Air Current reports

The investigation into the Air India flight 171 crash has zeroed in on the movement of the engine fuel control switches, ...

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