A preliminary report showed confusion in the pilots’ booth shortly before the airplane of Air India, which killed at least 270 people last month, after the plane’s engine fuel cutters triggered almost simultaneously, leaving the turbines without supply.
In the final moments of the flight, a pilot was heard on the cabin’s voice recorder asking the other why he had cut the fuel. “The other pilot replied not,” the report said.
They were not identified which observations were made by the flight commander and which by the first officer, neither.
Air India Air Commander was 56 -year -old Sumeet Sametwal, who had a total flight experience of 15,638 hours and, according to the Indian government, was also an aerial dwarf instructor.
His co -pilot was 32 -year -old Clive Kunder, which had 3,403 hours of total experience.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, bound for London, coming from the Indian city of Ahmedabad, C, according to the world’s deadliest aviation accident report in a decade, released on Friday (11) by Indian investigators.
The Report of the India Aeronautical Accident Investigation (AAIB) about the June 12 accident raises new questions about the position of the engine’s critical fuel cutting switches.
Almost immediately after plane takeoff, closed circuit images showed that a reserve power source called compressed air turbine had been triggered, indicating engine power loss.
You. The preliminary report did not explain how they could have changed position during the flight.
“We worry about the well-being of the pilots, so we will not draw hasty conclusions right now, let’s wait for the final report,” Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu told local news channels.
The accident represents a challenge for Tata Group’s ambitious campaign to restore Air India’s reputation and renew its fleet after taking control of the government airline in 2022.
Air India recognized the report in a statement. The airline said it was cooperating with the Indian authorities, but did not want to make more comments.
