The Indian Air accident investigation office (AAIB) has published its preliminary report on the tragic air flight of Air India AI171, Boeing 787-8, which dropped shortly after take-off from Sardar VallaBhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
The disaster claimed 260 lives, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members and 19 individuals on Earth.
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According to the report, the devastating chain of events developed only 90 seconds after take -off, when both engines close unexpectedly during the initial aircraft output, resulting in a sudden loss of pull and rapid descent.
As the world media covered the report on the Air India aircraft crash
CNN, a news channel based in the US, said: “The supply of engine fuel was reduced just before hitting India’s blasting.” CNN also reported on the technical aspect of the accident and quoted the security analyst of David Soucia, who noted that fuel switches were “designed to be deliberately moved” that “all fuel switches were accidentally switched off” are very rare “.
Credit: CNN.
The BBC reflected: “Fuel switches cut off before the impact of Air India, which killed 260, preliminary report says:” At the same time notes that “the cause of the aircraft crash remains unresolved”.
Credit: BBC.
Telegraph led the title: “Pilot Air India asked why the fuel was cut off the moment before the deadly accident.”
Source: Telegraph.
The New York Times has provided a deeper analysis of the report, including procedural errors, cockpit communication and system security questions. The headline reads: “Fuel to Aviation India has been cut off before the fall.”
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However, the post noted that the whole picture is still appearing.
Source: New York Times.
The Financial Times said: “Fuel to Air India 171 were interrupted by seconds before the fatal accident.”
Source: Financial Times.
The Guardian took a similar angle with the title: “The engine fuel switches cut off before the Air India, which killed 260, found a preliminary message.”
Source: The Guardian.
Allaveera said that “they switch fuel to Air India engines, which crashed shortly after take -off of last month, moved from” running “to the” marginal “position before the impact”, quoting details of the preliminary report.
Source: Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera also pointed to the key gap in the investigation and noted that “the preliminary report does not say how the switch could turn into a bound value” in a flight tied to London from Ahmedabad.
The metro, the British boulevard FreeSheet, placed responsibility on the cockpit crew with the title: “Air India’s flight accident focuses on the” mistake “that the pilots made.”
Credit: Metro.
The output also noted: “Air India has recently been working to turn to state ownership for decades. Dreamliner is used on international long -way routes and has an excellent safety record as long as Air India crash.
The AAIB team in coordination with NTSB (USA), Boeing, GE, FAA and security agencies from the UK, Portugal and Canada (whose citizens were between the victims) continues to analyze the cockpit records, engine components, maintenance and pilot records.
At this stage of the investigation, the report is: “There are no recommended actions for Motor operators B787-8 and/or GE Genx-1b.”
The engine fuel supply was reduced just before the impact on the India nozzle.
Pilot Air India asked why the fuel was cut off before the fatal accident.
The Flight AI171 was a planned service from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, which had 230 passengers and crews. The accident is one of the deadliest aerial accidents in India in recent history.
(With the entry from agencies)
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