Air India says no issues in locking mechanism of fuel control switches in Boeing fleet
Yeni DELHI (AP) – Air India said on Tuesday that preliminary audits could not find problems in the locking mechanism of fuel control switches for certain Boeing aircraft.
Announcement preliminary investigation Last month, the Air India Aircraft accident, the switches changed in seconds and reversed, and both fuel engines left hungry.
Air India runs a Boeing 787 Dreamliners fleet for long -distance operations, Air India Express, a subsidiary and low -cost Unit Air India Express, is running the Boeing 737 Jets for short -distance flights.
The airline examined the entire fleet of both aircraft species. The airline’s statement, “Inspections, the locking mechanism was not found in question,” he said.
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Office on a plane of London He collapsed in the northwest Ahmedabad city On June 12, killing 260 people is gathered around the fuel control switches in the Boeing 787 Jetliner. One person He survived the accident.
Last week, India’s aviation regulator ordered all airlines running various Boeing models to examine fuel control switches and send their findings to the regulator until July 21st.
Air India fleet 33 Dreamliner and Air India Express 75 Boeing 737 jet.
In the last few weeks, it has faced the airline Services Inspections It leads to flight delays, cancellations, and growing passenger anxiety between increasing examination and additional security inspections.
On Monday, an Air India Airbus 320 flight was deviated from the runway to Mumbai International Airport during heavy rainfall and partially damaged the bottom of one of the engines of the plane and caused a temporary track closure.
The flight flew from Kochi in the southern state of Kerala. Airline said in a statement, all passengers and crew members descended safely and the plane grounded for the check, he said.
In another incident, an Air India flight from Hong Kong burned a fire in the auxiliary power unit on Tuesday, while the passengers came out of the planes after landing on the new Delhi.
“The auxiliary power unit was automatically closed according to the system design. However, there was some damage to the plane, but passengers and crew members landed normally and safe,” he said. In a statement, the plane was based on the investigation and the aviation security regulator was reported, he added.
In 2022, India Konglomera Tata Sons took over Air India and returned the debtor national carrier to private property after decimal government control.
The $ 2.4 billion agreement was seen as the government’s effort to make losses and sell businesses operated by the state. It also turned into a house for Air India, which was initiated by the Tata family in 1932.
Since the inheritance, Air India has ordered hundreds of new planes worth more than 70 billion dollars, redesigned its brand and uniform, and absorbed smaller airlines that Tata holds shares. The company also committed millions of dollars for the digital revisions of the aircraft and renewed the interiors of more than five heritage plans.
