India’s aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft after a report on the Air India Flight 171 crash showed both engines lost fuel seconds after takeoff.

These switches cannot be accidentally or gently moved by pilots operating a flight. The fuel cutoff switches are spring-loaded to remain firmly in place. They operate in two modes — “CUTOFF” and “RUN” ...

To be sure, the FAA at the time recommended, but did not mandate, an inspection of the locking feature of the fuel cutoff ...

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New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) It was human error that led to the fuel switches being cut off before Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane crashed in Ahmedabad last month, and there also should have been more ...

The captain’s seat dislocated and slid backwards during take-off, triggering the crash of Air India flight AI 171; or the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch ...

The preliminary investigation report into the 12 July plane crash found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft ...

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Preliminary report raises questions on fuel control switches, sparking controversy over investigation transparency.

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