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Air India Orders Checks on Boeing 787 Fuel Control Switches
(MENAFN) Air India has ordered checks on the fuel control switches of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet following a reported malfunction.
The airline grounded one of its 787 aircraft on Monday after pilots encountered an issue with the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch during a flight from London to Bengaluru on Sunday, according to reports.
“Following the reported defect involving a fuel control switch on one of the B787 aircraft, our engineering team has escalated the matter to Boeing for priority evaluation,” Air India’s Senior Vice President for Flight Operations, Manish Uppal, wrote in an internal email to pilots, announcing the inspection program.
Concerns over the fuel control switch were heightened after a Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad last June, which killed 260 people. In the recent incident, the pilot reported that the “left fuel control switch slips from on to cut off when pushed down slightly… It does not lock in its position,” according to the Times of India.
Air India previously ordered inspections following the Ahmedabad crash. The airline’s current Boeing 787 fleet includes 33 aircraft—26 787-8s and seven 787-9s.
Families of four victims from the Ahmedabad crash have filed lawsuits against Boeing and Honeywell, claiming a design flaw in the fuel system led to complete engine failure.
The airline grounded one of its 787 aircraft on Monday after pilots encountered an issue with the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch during a flight from London to Bengaluru on Sunday, according to reports.
“Following the reported defect involving a fuel control switch on one of the B787 aircraft, our engineering team has escalated the matter to Boeing for priority evaluation,” Air India’s Senior Vice President for Flight Operations, Manish Uppal, wrote in an internal email to pilots, announcing the inspection program.
Concerns over the fuel control switch were heightened after a Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad last June, which killed 260 people. In the recent incident, the pilot reported that the “left fuel control switch slips from on to cut off when pushed down slightly… It does not lock in its position,” according to the Times of India.
Air India previously ordered inspections following the Ahmedabad crash. The airline’s current Boeing 787 fleet includes 33 aircraft—26 787-8s and seven 787-9s.
Families of four victims from the Ahmedabad crash have filed lawsuits against Boeing and Honeywell, claiming a design flaw in the fuel system led to complete engine failure.
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