Air India crash: Airline ignored 2018 advisory to inspect fuel control switch, says AAIB report


PETALING JAYA: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States had issued a bulletin on the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking, says India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

In its preliminary report into the June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, the AAIB said that the Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) was issued following reports from operators of another type of Boeing aircraft, the 737.

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