After the Etihad Airlines Directive for its pilots is ready to issue a directive for all its airlines flying Boeing Jets and asked them to check their fuel control switches – another layer of caution raised growing global fears.
The Boeing Fuel Control wave comes after the Indian watchdogs of civil aviation DGCA ordered on Monday to check the fuel locking system in the Boeing 787, 737 aircraft as a result of a deadly aerospace accident that killed 241 passengers on board.
Etihad Airlines has already issued a directive to its pilots and asked them to “carefully proceed” to operate fuel switches on Boeing 787 aircraft.
Boeing fuel switches under the locks under control
A spokesman for the Ministry of Transport in South Korean transport said that the checks were in line with the 2018 FAA consulting, but did not give them a timeline, Reuters reported.
The fuel switch locks came under the 2018 consulting consulting from the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which was listed in the preliminary report of Air India Boeing 787-8, which was published on Saturday 12 July.
The report said that the fuel switches of both Air India engines were interrupted by seconds before they collapsed as they rose from Ahmedabad.
What did FAA 2018 say
In her 2018 counseling, she ordered FAA, but recommended operators of several Boeing models, including 787 to check the fuel switching function to ensure that they could not move accidentally.
On Sunday, July 13, Boeing and FAA privately issued announcements to airlines and regulators that the locks of fuel on Boeing aircraft were safe and the inspections were not required, reported by Reuters.
Air India checks fuel locks
At the weekend, Air India Group started inspection of the fuel switch blocking mechanisms on its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, after security fears marked in a recent accident investigation, the source told Reuters.
According to the source, which spoke on the condition of anonymity, about half of the 787 dreams of the airline and almost all 737 years have been explored. The inspection is expected to be completed in the following or two days and no problems have been found yet.
In the internal note on Monday, the CEO of Campbell Wilson said that the investigation of the accident was not far from the end and after the preliminary report it was not wise to jump to premature conclusions.
The Air India’s preliminary report said that the airline did not carry out the proposed FAA inspection, because the 2018 FAA counseling was not a mandate.
However, he also stated that maintenance records showed that the throttle control module, which includes fuel switches, was replaced in 2019 and 2023 in the plane connected to the accident.
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