The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was heading from Ahmedabad, western India, to London when it fell, causing the death of 242 from people on board-except one-plus 19 on land
The fuel switches for the flight engines of the Air India Which fell shortly after takeoff last month were moved from the “connected” position to “cut” before the impact, according to a preliminary investigation report. The report from the India Air Accident Investigation Office, published in the early hours of Saturday (12, local date), did not present suggestions or attributed responsibilities for the catastrophe, in which 260 people died, but indicated that one pilot told the other why he had cut the fuel, and the second replied that he had not done.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was heading from Ahmedabad, western India, to London when it fell, causing the death of 242 from people on board-except one-plus 19 on land. In its 15 -page report, the investigation office indicated that as soon as the aircraft reached the top speed, “engine 1 and engine fuel switches have passed from Run to Cutoff position after another with an interval of 0.1 second.”
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“In the voice recording of the cabin, one of the pilots is heard to ask the other why he had cut the fuel supplied. The other pilot replied that he had not done it,” the report said. The aircraft then began to lose altitude quickly. The switches have returned to the Run position and the engines must be gaining power, but “one of the riders transmitted ‘Mayday Mayday Mayday'” aviation warning message, according to the document.
Air traffic controllers asked the pilots what was going on, but then they saw the plane shock against the ground and triggered emergency services. The office stated that no measures were recommended for operators or B787-8 and/or GENX-1B engine manufacturers, suggesting that there are no technical problems with the (GE) or the aircraft (BOEING). Of the 230 passengers the plane carried, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. The crew consisted of 12 people. A British passenger survived miraculously and has been discharged.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
Source: Jovempan
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