Air India, Boeing and fuel control switch
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According to the expert, an electrical malfunction could also have resulted in the aircraft’s fuel switches being cut off soon after takeoff.
India on Monday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models while South Korea ordered a similar measure on Tuesday, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash.
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-1.
Etihad Airways has directed pilots to handle Boeing 787 fuel switches with caution, following the US aviation safety regulator's reminder about its warning on unintentional switch lock disengagement