US EditionAir India flight from Heathrow grounded after 'possible defect' with fuel control switch
Air India grounded a Boeing 787-8 after a pilot reported the left fuel control switch slipping during engine start; the airline operates 33 Dreamliners and initiated fleet-wide inspections.
- On Monday, Air India grounded a Boeing 787-8 after a pilot on Flight AI132 reported a possible fuel control switch defect, notifying the DGCA and engaging the OEM to check concerns on priority.
- Pilot groups are now pressing regulators to inspect all Boeing 787 aircraft after Captain CS Randhawa warned electrical malfunctions of TCMA and water seepage can move fuel control switches.
- Documented entries show paperwork seen by Sky News recorded `LEFT FUEL CONTROL SWITCH SLIPS FROM RUN TO CUT OFF` and the FAA SAIB NM-18-33 and 2019 ANA Boeing 787-8 incident warn of similar risks.
- Air India stressed passenger and crew safety is top priority, and passengers were deplaned immediately to avoid any accident, authorities said.
- The finding echoes the June 12 crash that killed 260 people, prompting pilot groups to renew demands to ground and inspect all B-787s while Boeing supports the review.
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Air India plane flown afterphysical checks, no abnormal parameters noticed: DGCA
The fuel control switch of the left engine of the Dreamliner aircraft VT-ANX, which operated the flight AI132 that had more than 200 people on board, did not latch on the 'RUN' position twice during the engine start at London Heathrow airport, but was properly locked in the 'RUN' position on the third attempt
DGCA rules out glitch in Air India Dreamliner, calls for pilot training on fuel switch use
In its statement released on Tuesday, the regulator said the fuel switch issue reported on Air India Boeing 787-8 was not due to a mechanical fault, but due to incorrect handling. It has not directly blamed pilots or the crew in the report.
Air India flight from Heathrow grounded after 'possible defect' with fuel control switch
Sky News has seen paperwork, logged by one of the pilots, highlighting a potential fault with a switch that is at the centre of an investigation into the Air India Flight 171 crash.
Air India inspects Boeing 787 fleet after fuel control switch fault
Air India has launched fleet-wide inspections of fuel control switches on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a fault was reported on a London-Bengaluru flight. The aircraft was grounded and the issue escalated to Boeing for priority evaluation.
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