Air India grounds Boeing Dreamliner
Air India has grounded a Boeing Dreamliner after a possible fuel control switch malfunction.
This is the same issue crash investigators are looking at as a possible cause in last year’s deadly Ahmedabad crash.
The airline hasn’t disclosed the exact nature of the malfunction, but deemed it necessary to ground the aircraft for tests.
The pilot reported the problem after the plane landed in Bengaluru from London.
The fuel control switch is the focus of the still ongoing crash investigation of last year’s crash.
“We have grounded the aircraft and are involving the manufacturer to get the pilot’s concerns checked on a priority basis,” the airline said
Air India said it as notified the aviation regulator.
The crash last year killed 260 people with just one person onboard surviving.
When the fuel control switch issue was raised last year as a possible cause of the crash, all aircraft were checked and no defects were found.
US officials helping with the crash investigation
Unnamed US aviation officials helping with the investigation last year suggested the pilot may have cut the fuel control switch.
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