Air India AI171 plane crash: Boeing reacts after AAIB releases initial report — Read full statement
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Air India AI171 plane crash: Boeing reacts after AAIB releases initial report — Read full statement
Boeing on Saturday made its first comment after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad. Boeing said it will ‘defer’ to the AAIB to provide information. The report outlines a harrowing sequence of events that unfolded within 90 seconds of takeoff, as both engines of the aircraft shut down unexpectedly during the initial climb, leading to a catastrophic loss of thrust. The affected aircraft was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which came under a scanner following the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash.
Soon after the release of the initial report, Boeing said it will ‘defer’ to the AAIB to provide information.
Boeing’s reaction comes hours after the AAIB released an initial investigation report of the deadly Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 242 passengers and crew on board. The total death toll was pegged at 260.
The affected aircraft was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which came under a scanner following the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash.
Boeing’s full statement on AAIB report Here is the full statement of Boeing on the AAIB report of Air India plane crash on June 12:
Our thoughts remain with the loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Air India Flight 171, as well as everyone affected on the ground in Ahmedabad. We continue to support the investigation and our customer.
We will defer to the AAIB to provide information about AI171, in adherence with the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization protocol known as Annex 13.
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Air India plane crash: AAIB report A month after the horrific Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, the AAIB released its initial report to the public.
“The downloaded flight data contained approximately 49 hours of flight data and 6 flights, including the event flight. The recovered audio was two hours in length and captured the event,” the AAIB said.
The report outlines a harrowing sequence of events that unfolded within 90 seconds of takeoff, as both engines of the aircraft shut down unexpectedly during the initial climb, leading to a catastrophic loss of thrust and rapid descent.
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Flight data recovered from the aircraft’s Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR) revealed that the fuel cutoff switches for both engines were inadvertently moved from RUN to CUTOFF, one after another within a 1-second interval, at an altitude just moments after liftoff. One pilot was heard asking the other, “Why did you cut off?” to which the response was, “I did not.”
This unprecedented shutdown triggered the deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT), and the aircraft began losing altitude almost immediately, unable to sustain powered flight.