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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on July 15, 2025, 11:36:42 PM
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By John Yoon
July 15, 2025
Air India Crash Findings Prompt Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches
Airlines in India, Singapore and South Korea were inspecting fuel control switches on their Boeing jets
Regulators in India and South Korea ordered inspections this week of fuel control switches on Boeing airplanes after a report on a deadly Air India crash showed that the plane’s fuel supply had been cut.
Singapore Airlines also said on Tuesday that along with its low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, it had completed inspections of the switches on Boeing planes.
Indian investigators’ preliminary assessment of the crash on June 12 of Flight 171, which was published on Saturday, did not draw any final conclusions about the cause. It appeared to rule out mechanical failure or design flaws, narrowing the focus to the fuel switches on the Boeing 787 jet that crashed.
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Lucky guy for sure:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jqR-TvgDUYA/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLDf1uufzhpq23QE9cCth_ZvhCwnPQ)
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Hmmm...
The captain of the Air India flight may have cut off the fuel supply to the engines shortly after takeoff, prompting alarm from the first officer. According to preliminary reports, the fuel control switches were moved from the "RUN" position to the "CUTOFF" position within seconds after the plane lifted off, leading to a catastrophic loss of thrust. The cockpit voice recording indicates that the first officer questioned the captain about the switch movement, and the captain reportedly denied having cut off the fuel