Air India completed the investigation of the fuel control switch of Boeing Plane, the company shared this
Tata group The airline company Air India said on Tuesday that it has completed the inspection of the locking system of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) of the Boeing 787 and 737 plane present in its fleet. Air India said that they have not found any problem in the locking system of fuel control switch during this entire inspection. In its preliminary report presented after an investigation into the horrific accident of Air India’s Boeing 787 aircraft on June 12, the Aircraft Investigation Bureau of Investigation (AAIB) said last week that the fuel switches of the plane were closed before the accident.
297 people were killed in Air India accident
Following the AAIB’s initial report, Civil Aviation Safety Regulatory DGCA had directed Air India to inspect the locking system of the fuel control switch in the Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft included in its fleet by 21 July. Air India’s Boeing 787 aircraft fell victim to an accident near Ahmedabad Airport soon after flying to London Gatwick on 12 June. A total of 297 people were killed, including 241 out of 242 people aboard the aircraft in this accident.
Fuel switch controls fuel supply in engine
Fuel control switches control the flow of fuel into the engine of the plane. Air India said that both its airlines have completed the investigation by following the DGCA’s instructions issued on July 14. Air India said it started voluntary inspection on 12 July and completed them within the scheduled deadline by the aviation regulator.
Fuel supply was closed within a second after the take-off
The preliminary report of the AAIB on the Boeing 787-8 accident says that the fuel supply in both engines of the aircraft was closed within a second after the take-off, causing confusion in the cockpit. Air India Fleet consists of Boeing 787, while its low affordable service Air India Express operates 737 aircraft. Apart from these, other domestic airline companies IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa Air also use these aircraft in their operations.
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