Air India crash probe reveals pilot cut fuel flow to engines
Investing.
According to the Cockpit Audio Recording specified in the report, one pilot asked the other why the second pilot had interrupted the motors that he did not do.
The research found that Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787-8 aircraft achieved a maximum speed of 180 knots in UTC, and then the engine 1 and motor 2 2 fuel cutting switches were switched to the cutting position without running.
The data indicate that N2 values of both engines fall below the minimum empty speed. As the motor 1 is at the end of the nucleus slowing down and the engine starts to heal, the motor 2 could not “arrest the speed slowing down, although it processes again again.
In the report, approximately 08:08:52 at UTC, the Motor 1 fuel cutting switch returned from segment to work, then the Motor 2’s key four seconds later recorded. It was observed that exhaust gas temperature increased for both engines, which showed associated initiatives.
The Bureau said that “the components interested for more exams are defined and quarantined” and a complete analysis of the postmortem reports of the crew and passengers.
The fuel samples obtained from the bowers and tanks used for fuel supply were tested in the DGCA’s laboratory and found satisfactory by excluding fuel quality as a factor in the accident.
At this stage of the investigation, no recommended action was made to Boeing 787-8 and/or GE GENX-1B engine operators and manufacturers. The investigation continues.
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