The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) last night released its 15-page preliminary report of the investigation into the fatal Air India plane crash that claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad on the 12th of last month.

 

 

 

 

The report which examined the sequence of events and the engine behaviour leading up to the crash of Air India flight AI 171 involving a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, revealed that the fuel to the engines of the plane was cut off. The AAIB in its report said, within seconds of lift off, both engine fuel control switches of the aircraft transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position one after another with a time gap of 1 second and turned off, resulting in devastating air tragedy. 

 

 

 

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu responded to AAIB report on last month’s Air India crash stating that it is based on preliminary findings and urged the public not to reach any conclusions until the final report is released.