'No abnormality found in fuel control switch': Govt on Air India Boeing 787 crash
The Indian government has reported no abnormalities in the fuel control switch of an Air India Boeing 787 that crashed last year. Officials stated that investigations are ongoing at the manufacturer's facility in Seattle.
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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said no abnormality has been found in the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 last year killing 260 people on board and on the ground.Civil aviation state minister Murlidhar Mohol informed the Rajya Sabha that the fuel control switch was examined at the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) level in Seattle as part of continued airworthiness checks ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Reuters repeorted. A detailed examination of the fuel control switch, including the structural integrity of its locking detents, found 'no abnormality', Mohol said in his response to questions raised by Congress MP Jebi Mather Hisham.
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