Airlines are inspecting Boeing 787 fuel switches
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ABP News on MSNAir India Completes Boeing 787 Fuel Switch Checks After DGCA Order: 'No Issues Found'Following a preliminary report on a fatal Air India crash that suggested fuel cutoff, Air India inspected its Boeing 787 fleet's Fuel Control Switch (FCS) locking system and found no issues.
The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing all aboard, except for one survivor, and several people on the ground, according to authorities.
India on Monday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models while South Korea ordered a similar measure on Tuesday, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash.
(Reuters) -Air India has completed the inspection of fuel control switches on Boeing 787 planes with no issues being found, Indian broadcaster NDTV said on Wednesday, citing an official. Air India did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the NDTV report.