Air India Finds No Issues in Boeing 787 and 737 Fuel Control Switches

Air India's Precautionary Inspections

• ✈️ Air India has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft.
• ✅ No issues were found during these inspections, which were conducted following a fatal crash.

Investigation Focus on Fuel Control Switches

• 🔍 Investigators have been focusing on the fuel control switches of the Boeing 787 jetliner, which control fuel flow to the engines.
• 💡 These switches allow pilots to start or shut down engines on the ground or intervene during in-flight engine failures.

Preliminary Findings and Regulator Orders

• 📉 A preliminary report from Indian regulators indicated that the switches had almost simultaneously flipped from 'run' to 'cutoff' shortly after takeoff, causing engines to lose power.
• 📋 India's aviation regulator subsequently ordered all domestic carriers to perform similar checks.

External Notifications and Recordings

• 🔒 Reuters reported that the US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications stating that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe.
• 🎤 A source cited by Reuters suggested that the cockpit recording on the crashed Air India flight indicated the captain cut fuel to the engines, though Indian investigators state it is too early to draw conclusions.