Families Got Wrong Remains After Air India Crash
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A preliminary report about the Air India jetliner that crashed in June did not say a broken cockpit seat was to blame, contrary to what has been claimed in posts online.
PEOPLE spoke to aviation expert Anthony Brickhouse about the tragic June 12 crash that killed 241 passengers and crew members. A black box recording suggested the captain of the ill-fated Air India flight had turned off the plane’s fuel switches shortly before the crash.
Air India said Tuesday that preliminary inspections found no issues in the locking mechanism of fuel control switches for select Boeing aircrafts. The announcement followed a preliminary investigation into last month’s Air India plane crash that the switches shifted and flipped within seconds,
The U.S. assessment is not contained in a formal document, said a source, who emphasized the cause of the deadly crash remains under investigation.
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