Air India's B787 plane grounded after engine fuel control switch fault

Fuel control switches were at the centre of the Air India Boeing 787 (Flight AI171) crash on June 12 last year in Ahmedabad, in which 241 of the 242 people on board were killed, according to the ...

Air India pilot flags possible defect with fuel control switch on a Boeing 787, airline grounds aircraft

The crew of the Boeing 787 reported abnormal behaviour of the left engine fuel control switch on Monday, as during engine ...

Air India 787 fuel switch: Incorrect procedure may have led to issue; DGCA to look into other aspects

An Air India Boeing 787-8 faced fuel control switch issues in London. The switch failed to latch on 'RUN' twice, but worked on the third attempt. The DGCA found the switch functional after checks and ...
Airline Ratings

Air India grounds 787 after unsettling fuel cut off switch defect

Air India has grounded one of its Boeing 787s following an issue with a fuel control switch — the same component central to the AI171 crash investigation.
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DGCA responds amid Air India fuel switch probe for Boeing 787 Dreamliners – ‘No abnormal engine parameters, warnings or…’

The aviation watchdog clarified that the operating crew member had been briefed about the observation, and all engine ...
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Virgin Atlantic chief cites decade of 787 engine issues as 2025 plans hit

Virgin Atlantic is marking what chief executive Shai Weiss describes as a “10-year cycle” of issues with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-9 fleet by taking action to moderate its growth ...