AI171 Preliminary Report Prompts Boeing Fuel Switch Inspections

787 throttles
Credit: Guy Norris / AWST
Operators are inspecting flight deck fuel control switches on certain Boeing aircraft following investigators’ confirmation that both switches on the Air India 787 that crashed June 12 were cut off for no clear reason. A preliminary report on Air India Flight 171 (AI171), prepared by India’s...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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