NEW DELHI: Air India has finished precautionary checks on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) in all its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft.
"Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet," the airline said.
The airline confirmed that no issues were found. "In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism. Air India had started voluntary inspections on 12 July and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same has been communicated to the regulator."
This follows a directive from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on July 14, asking airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system on Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft. The directive came shortly after the initial probe report into last month’s Air India Boeing 787 crash stated that the switches were cut off before the accident.
In its preliminary report on the Boeing 787-8 crash released on July 12, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said the fuel supply to both engines of the plane was cut off within a gap of one second, causing confusion in the cockpit soon after take off.
"In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so," the report said.
However, AAIB did not mention any recommended action.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had earlier raised this matter in 2018. It had mentioned the possibility of fuel control switch locking feature disengagement on certain Boeing aircraft, including the 787s and 737s. This was noted in a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB), but no airworthiness directive was issued, as the matter was not classified as a safety concern.
Air India flight AI 171 , operated with the Boeing 787-8, enroute to London Gatwick crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people.
"Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet," the airline said.
The airline confirmed that no issues were found. "In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism. Air India had started voluntary inspections on 12 July and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same has been communicated to the regulator."
Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet. In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism. Air India had started voluntary inspections on… pic.twitter.com/SZL2zEPHtw
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This follows a directive from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on July 14, asking airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system on Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft. The directive came shortly after the initial probe report into last month’s Air India Boeing 787 crash stated that the switches were cut off before the accident.
In its preliminary report on the Boeing 787-8 crash released on July 12, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said the fuel supply to both engines of the plane was cut off within a gap of one second, causing confusion in the cockpit soon after take off.
"In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so," the report said.
However, AAIB did not mention any recommended action.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had earlier raised this matter in 2018. It had mentioned the possibility of fuel control switch locking feature disengagement on certain Boeing aircraft, including the 787s and 737s. This was noted in a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB), but no airworthiness directive was issued, as the matter was not classified as a safety concern.
Air India flight AI 171 , operated with the Boeing 787-8, enroute to London Gatwick crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people.
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