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AAIB Preliminary Report On Air India Plane Crash

Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says

Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a prelimi...

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Turning off fuel switches in cockpit shut Air India plane engine: How could this have happened?

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Engine fuel supply was cut just before Air India jet crash, preliminary report says

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What the ‘black box’ can tell us about plane crashes

A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of engine thrust shor...

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Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash

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Air India Crash Investigation Finds Fuel Was Cut Seconds After Takeoff

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Fuel to engines cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

According to data from the flight recorder, both of the plane's fuel control switches moved from the run to the cut-off position in the space of a second, shortly after take-off.

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India finds engine switch movement in fatal Air India crash, no immediate action for Boeing or GE

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Explainer-What are the fuel switches at the centre of the Air India crash probe?

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FAA issued advisory over fuel control switch fault for several Boeing models. Here’s what it said

The FAA advises airlines to inspect fuel control switches while aircraft are on the ground to confirm proper engagement of the locking mechanism and to replace any faulty units — particularly on the 737 and 737-8/-9 fleets — with upgraded versions featuring improved locks.

Fuel control switches in focus in Air India crash probe? Significance of the critical knobs for engine performance

On June 12, the aircraft — operating flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick —crashed moments after take-off, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and several on the ground.