FAA responds to Air India crash findings
International airlines are gearing up to start inspecting their Boeing fleets following findings of the preliminary investigation into the fatal Air India crash.
It found issues with the plane’s fuel cutoff switches.
The cutoff switches suddenly flipped off just moments after the Boeing Dreamliner took off at Ahmedabad Airport.
The Air India plane crashed last month killing all but one person.
Air India group airlines have started inspecting all Boeing aircraft as a precaution.
South Korea has also ordered its airlines to carry out inspections.
Other airlines around the world may follow although there has been no directive yet from the FAA or other regulators.
Air India Group expects to complete its checks within a few days.
In 2018, the FAA released a Special Airworthiness Bulletin about some Boeing 737 fuel switches.
However, this was not considered a serious issue to warrant mandatory actions.
This weekend, the FAA maintained that stance.
It ‘found no urgent safety concerns related to the engines or airplane systems of the Boeing Model 787-8.’
“We do not consider this issue to be an unsafe condition that would warrant an Airworthiness Directive on any Boeing airplane models, including the Model 787,” the agency noted.
“We will continue to share relevant information with foreign civil aviation authorities as appropriate.”
Following the findings, Boeing and the FAA notified airlines and regulators that the fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft were safe and wholesale inspections are not required.
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