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Air India plane crash: Boeing, US FAA issues notifications amid probe, says fuel switch locks on planes ‘not unsafe’

The FAA's Continued Airworthiness Notification on July 11 came after a preliminary report on Friday into last month's Boeing 787-8 crash, which killed 260 people, raised questions over engine fuel cutoff switches.

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Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement

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Air India plane's fuel switches were cut off before crash, report finds

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Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash

Just seconds after take-off, both of the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner's fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the "cut-off" position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power lo...

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Timeline Details Final Seconds of Crashed Air India Flight

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

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

Experts had previously speculated that birds could have caused the crash, but the report said that "no significant bird activity" was observed in the vicinity of the plane's flight path.

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Air India crash report points to chip malfunction, says analyst

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Investigation into deadly Air India crash finds plane's engine fuel cut-off switches were flipped off

US regulator flagged fuel switch issues in 2018, what Air India told probe team: ‘Not mandatory’

US FAA issued bulletin on potential problems with fuel switch locking mechanism on Boeing aircraft; it prevents inadvertent movement of switches

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Mechanical, electrical issues could also have led to change in fuel switch positions in ill-fated Air India plane: Experts

Experts believe the Air India aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad on June 12 may have experienced mechanical or power-related issues, possibly triggering a change in the fuel switch positions for both engines.

Pilot error, a suicide mission or mechanical issue… just what – or who – turned off the fuel on Air India Flight 171?

TO the terrified locals who ducked when Air India Flight 171 narrowly missed their apartment block, captain Sumeet Sabharwal and his first officer are heroes. They are convinced the two pilots