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AI 171 Crash: Why DGCA Ordered Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing 787, 737 Planes? Explained
The DGCA has mandated inspections of fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft, particularly B787 and certain B737 models, ...
DGCA orders fuel control switch checks on select Boeing aircraft by July 21
The preliminary report into the June 12 crash Air India crash in Ahmedabad says that fuel supply to the engines was cut off ...
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DGCA directs Boeing operators to check fuel control switches locking mechanism by July 21
"The FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) No. NM-18-33 on December 17, 2018, regarding the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature. This SAIB was ...
The Boeing rally continues. Air India crash probe focuses less on plane, more on fuel switches.
An Air India 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying more than 200 people and headed to London, crashed in western India shortly after takeoff on June 12. The tragedy rebooted worries about Boeing (BA) safety, ...