Air India probe finds no issues with fuel control switches on Boeing 787s, NDTV says
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India ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing aircraft models, following a deadly Air India crash in June that killed 260 people.
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- Air India inspected Boeing 787 fuel control switches and found no issues, according to NDTV.
- India ordered airlines to examine Boeing fuel switches after a preliminary report on a Boeing Dreamliner incident.
- South Korea also ordered similar checks, intensifying scrutiny of fuel switch locks.
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NEW DELHI - Air India has completed the inspection of fuel control switches on Boeing 787 planes with no issues being found, Indian broadcaster NDTV said on July 16, citing an official.
Boeing and Air India did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Reuters could not immediately verify the NDTV report.
India on July 14 ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing aircraft models, while South Korea ordered a similar measure on July 15, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash
India’s Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had said it issued an order to investigate locks
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The Boeing Dreamliner bound for London from the Indian city of Ahmedabad began to lose thrust and sink shortly after takeoff, according to the report on the world’s deadliest aviation accident in a decade. REUTERS
