Pilot error or suicide? Let's find out in the following chapters...
Air India B787-8 crash
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If this is suicide or terrorism is even worst!
Boeing_3019
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Oh lord if these things happen in 2025...
The two engines fuel switches have been turned from RUN to CUTOFF in 2 seconds. One of the two switches has been turned RUN at 08:08:52, the second at 08:08:56 but only one engine restarted to work. No enough power during takeoff and RAT started to work.
From the cabin speeches one of the two pilots asked the other "why he turned the switches to CUTOFF", the answer of the pilot was "i wasn't me".
This tragedy is becoming absurd like Malaysia B777-200 Flight 370, disappeared without a reason...
From the cabin speeches one of the two pilots asked the other "why he turned the switches to CUTOFF", the answer of the pilot was "i wasn't me".
This tragedy is becoming absurd like Malaysia B777-200 Flight 370, disappeared without a reason...
Quote myself because there is an interesting news.
"In 2018 Boeing issued an advisory about a potential issue about fuel switch lock on B737 and B787 aircraft. The switches could move too easily during flight but the advisory was not mandatory and Air India did not conduct any checks.
These switches are protected by mechanical locks to prevent accidental movements. However Boeing warned that under certain conditions the locks might not hold properly increasing the chance of the switches being moved unintentionally.
This advisory was published as Special Airworthiness Informations Bulletin (SAIB) by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. It wasn't a mandatory directive, airlines were not obliged by law to act on It. Boeing reccomended the operators to inspect the switches lock mechanism during scheduled maintenance".
Known fuel switch issue not checked: 2018 FAA bulletin flagged part in 2018, Air India crash report shows - BusinessToday
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) No. NM-18-33 on December 17, 2018, warning of the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature
L1011TriStar
Member
I doubt this is a factor, and the report didn’t mention it as a factor, considering the bulletin applies to basically every Boeing aircraft, nobody noticed any issue with the incident aircraft in relation to this beforehand, and the entire throttle assembly was replaced twice on this aircraft, most recently in 2023, and still really wouldn’t explain why both switches were switched consecutively.Quote myself because there is an interesting news.
"In 2018 Boeing issued an advisory about a potential issue about fuel switch lock on B737 and B787 aircraft. The switches could move too easily during flight but the advisory was not mandatory and Air India did not conduct any checks.
These switches are protected by mechanical locks to prevent accidental movements. However Boeing warned that under certain conditions the locks might not hold properly increasing the chance of the switches being moved unintentionally.
This advisory was published as Special Airworthiness Informations Bulletin (SAIB) by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. It wasn't a mandatory directive, airlines were not obliged by law to act on It. Boeing reccomended the operators to inspect the switches lock mechanism during scheduled maintenance".
Known fuel switch issue not checked: 2018 FAA bulletin flagged part in 2018, Air India crash report shows - BusinessToday
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) No. NM-18-33 on December 17, 2018, warning of the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking featurewww-businesstoday-in.cdn.ampproject.org
planes_on_a_shelf
Well-known member
What must also be pointed out is how this whole investigation is/was curiously shrouded in secrecy. There's been insufficient transparency and access.
Nonetheless, I follow this chap on YT - his analyses tend to be quite in-depth and offer a deeper view. worth a watch, especially this one, and a demonstration of how the fuel switches could be accidentally or inadvertently turned off.
Nonetheless, I follow this chap on YT - his analyses tend to be quite in-depth and offer a deeper view. worth a watch, especially this one, and a demonstration of how the fuel switches could be accidentally or inadvertently turned off.
Indian Aviation Authority ordered to all the airlines of the country to check the engines fuel switches in all Boeing airplanes.
The same is happening in South Korea.
www.theguardian.com
The same is happening in South Korea.
Indian regulator orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches after plane crash report
Air India cautions investigation into Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash is in early stages as speculation about cause grows
Dramatic news. Even more evidence about Captain will to kill himself for depression(?). According to cabin speeches First Officer asked many times why the Captain turned to CUTOFF the two switches, while the Captain continued to answer that he did not touch the switches.