Investigators are trying to understand why both fuel control switches on AI 171 “transitioned” shortly after takeoff, cutting fuel flow to both of the 787’s GEnx-1B engines.
Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST
Guided by an opaque process that produced a preliminary report lacking basic details common to any competent accident investigation update, industry’s response to the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 is leaning heavily on precautions and reading the tea leaves of those with knowledge of the...
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