Air India, 787 and fuel control
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Air India has completed mandatory inspections of fuel control switch locking mechanisms across its entire Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) 737 and 787 fleet, finding no issues with the critical safety components,
Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected.
Air India said Tuesday that preliminary inspections found no issues in the locking mechanism of fuel control switches for select Boeing aircrafts.
Air India said that it had started voluntary inspections on 12 July, and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same was communicated to the regulator.
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."Over the weekend,
Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the fuel control switches on all its Boeing BA.N 787 and 737 aircraft.
Cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer Clive Kunder asking captain Sumeet Sabharwal why he had flipped the switches on Boeing 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people
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Air India plane crash investigators have found both of the Boeing 787's "black boxes," hopefully brining an understanding of the cause of the disaster a step closer.
No issues were found with the locking mechanism of the fuel control switches (FCS) on Air India’s Boeing 737 and 787 fleet, said the airline as it announced that it has completed the precautionary inspections.
Currently, Air India operates 33 Boeing 787s, and its low-cost arm Air India Express has around 75 Boeing 737s.
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Following a DGCA directive prompted by a recent Air India Boeing 787 crash, Air India has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control swit
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