No issues with AI-171 aircraft or engine; probe far from over: Air India CEO
A few days after India’s preliminary report on Air India flight accident last month, the Airline General Manager told employees to avoid early results because the investigation was finished.
In an internal note accessed by Mint, CEO Campbell Wilson emphasized that AAIB’s report could not find any problems with the engines or Boeing 787 aircraft.
“The preliminary report could not find mechanical or maintenance problems related to aircraft, aircraft or engines, and all compulsory maintenance tasks were completed. There was no problem with fuel quality and there was no abnormality with the Rulosa.
The authority added that the pilots have cleaned the breathing tests before the compulsory flight and that they did not contain any observations of the medical status of the report.
Wilson also said that every Boeing 787 aircraft operating in the Air India fleet was checked in the days after the June 12 accident and was suitable for service. Wilson, Air India employees in the internal note, “We continue to perform new controls that the authorities can propose,” he said.
On June 13, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered Air India to perform additional maintenance actions on the Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft fleet equipped with Genx engines.
The civil aviation regulator also ordered Air India to perform a one -time control of various aircraft systems before the departure of any flight from India at midnight on June 15th.
Wilson emphasized that AAIB’s preliminary report provides more clarity and opened additional questions.
Air The publication of the preliminary report pointed out the point where we started to take additional details about what happened with the world, Air Air India CEO said, “The publication of the preliminary report, Air Air India CEO asked the employees to avoid speculation until the final report was finished.
AI-171 Preliminary Report
AAIB published its first report on June 12th that the AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12th and killed 260 people, including 242 on the ship. In the report, AAIB stressed that both engines are closed in the air within seconds after taking off.
The plane began to lose the altitude before crossing the airport’s surrounding wall.
“The aircraft obtained the maximum recorded maximum air rate and immediately after the motor 1 and motor 2 fuel cutting switches, 01 seconds of time gap to run from running to cutting position”.
The CCTV images from the airport showed that the aircraft was typically used only in an emergency in an emergency and was deployed immediately after the departure during the climb.
“In the cockpit sound recording, one of the pilots asks why he was cut. The other pilot said he didn’t do it, Aa Aaıb said that pilots were trying to restart engines.
AAIB, “Motor 1 fuel cutting key from the cutting 08:08:52 utc. Motor 1’s core slowing stopped, reversed and began to heal,” he said. “Motor 2 could not arrest the core speed slowing and re -introduced fuel to increase the core speed acceleration and recovery.”
AAIB learned that the gas butterfly control module on the plane was changed in 2019 and 2023. “However, the reason for the change was not dependent on the fuel control switch. Since 2023, VT-Anb has not reported any defect on the fuel control switch.”
Fuel samples taken from the Bowers and tanks used for fuel supply were tested in DGCA’s laboratory and found satisfactory. All applicable flight convenience directives and warning service bulletins were also followed. The left engine of the aircraft was founded on May 1, 2025 and the right engine on March 26, 2025.
AAIB said in his preliminary report, “At this stage of this research, there is no recommended action for B787-8 and/or GE GENX-1B motor operators and manufacturers,” AAIB said.
