Air India has completed the investigation of the locking system of fuel control switch (FCS) of Boeing 787 and 737 plane. Airlines said on Tuesday that there was no problem.
In fact, after the Ahmedabad plane crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in its primary report claimed that the fuel switches were closed before the Ahmedabad plane crash.
Subsequently, the Aviation Security Regulator (DGCA) directed the airlines to examine the fuel switch system in their aircraft on 12 July. The report was sought on 21 July.
Boeing 787 is part of AI’s fleet. B 737 is operated by its low -cost subsidiary Air India Express. Apart from these, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa also have Boeing.
What did Air India say on the investigation of fuel switch…
Air India said in a statement that both its airlines AI and AIEX have followed the DGCA instructions released on July 14. The company started voluntary inspection on 12 July and completed it within the stipulated time frame.
The Indian airline is operating more than 150 Boeing 737 and 787. Of these, IndiGo has seven B737 Max 8 and one B787-9. All these are taken on lease, either on weight lease or on damp lease. Therefore, they are not registered in India.
The entire flight from takeoff to the accident lasted only about 30 seconds
According to the 5 -page report, the entire flight from takeoff to the accident lasted about 30 seconds. Till this time, no warning or action has been recommended for an operator regarding the Boeing 787-8 aircraft and engine.
Also, the report does not mention any reason like weather, bird-hit and sabotaz. Both pilots were Mumbai based and reached Ahmedabad the previous day. Enough rest was taken before the flight. The co-pilot was pilot flying (PF) for this flight and pic pilot monitoring (PM).
The flight pilots were Sumit Sabharwal and K-Pilot Clive Kunder. Sumit had a flying experience of over 8,200 hours. The pilot also had a 1,100 -hour flying experience. That is, both were experienced pilots.
