Fuel to Air India Plane Was Cut Off Before Crash, Report Says

[11MohanRedddy]

Fuel to Air India Plane Was Cut Off Before Crash, Report Says

The focus on the fuel switches on Air India Flight 171 raised questions about the pilots’ actions.

“In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut off” the fuel, said the report, by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. “The other pilot responded that he did not do so.”

-The New York Times 

[Kakynada]

BS🤮

doesnt make any sense

[11MohanRedddy]

13 hours ago, Kakynada said:

BS🤮

doesnt make any sense

All news media reporting it

[Android_Halwa]

Engines stall aye flight dobbindi ra ayya ante idedo konda ni tovvi ekuka ni patinattu…lol.

[praying]

4 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Engines stall aye flight dobbindi ra ayya ante idedo konda ni tovvi ekuka ni patinattu…lol.

Guarantee ga some software or technical glitch… those conversations might lead to inconvlusive report uncle…

[Pavanonline]

14 hours ago, Kakynada said:

BS🤮

doesnt make any sense

BS emundi fuel cut ayindi anedi fact, and pilots conversation makes it clear that switches were not in right config and rules out software glitch. But we need entire conversation to understand what led to it. 

[11MohanRedddy]

50 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Engines stall aye flight dobbindi ra ayya ante idedo konda ni tovvi ekuka ni patinattu…lol.

• A preliminary report on the Air India crash that killed 260 people finds that both fuel switches were in the cut-off position moments before the plane crashed in Ahmedabad

• Audio recordings from the cockpit suggest there was confusion between the two pilots over how fuel to the engines cut off - here's what was said

• The audio only deepens the mystery surrounding the crash, the BBC's India correspondent Soutik Biswas writes

• Grieving families and friends of the victims are mourning their loved ones and demand answers - here's what we've heard

• A spokesperson for Air India says the airline continues to "fully co-operate" with authorities - we've taken a look at what happens next

[Android_Halwa]

30 minutes ago, praying said:

Guarantee ga some software or technical glitch… those conversations might lead to inconvlusive report uncle…

Two engines stalled, not one. Fuel cut off manually, not quite possible. Take iff apudu both pilot and first officer will be very busy so much so that manually fuel cut off cheyadam kastha kastame…

[11MohanRedddy]

1 hour ago, Android_Halwa said:

Two engines stalled, not one. Fuel cut off manually, not quite possible. Take iff apudu both pilot and first officer will be very busy so much so that manually fuel cut off cheyadam kastha kastame…

Why?

[jalsa01]

3 hours ago, Pavanonline said:

BS emundi fuel cut ayindi anedi fact, and pilots conversation makes it clear that switches were not in right config and rules out software glitch. But we need entire conversation to understand what led to it. 

ante switches off loki ela marai ?  glitch undhi may be sw or mechanical!! pilots medha vesi tappinchukune plan la undhi antha

[Pavanonline]

7 hours ago, jalsa01 said:

ante switches off loki ela marai ?  glitch undhi may be sw or mechanical!! pilots medha vesi tappinchukune plan la undhi antha

Switches vatanthata ave move avvavu kada, highly doubt software can move the switch. Mechanical failure on both switches ante highly doubt (both are completely independent from other) it unless some maintenance work messed them up. But we don't know what point this conversation happened, did the pilot do it as part of troubleshoot or they moved by themselves. Need more info on the time stamps, when the switch was off and when the thrust loss started. 

[Kakynada]

13 hours ago, Pavanonline said:

BS emundi fuel cut ayindi anedi fact, and pilots conversation makes it clear that switches were not in right config and rules out software glitch. But we need entire conversation to understand what led to it. 

fuel switch off mistake is not possible, its a process to shut off fuel switch, happens when the plane comes to the gate/full stop and emergency fuel switch off such as if plane engine catches fire etc, they switch off manually to avoid extremes, so turn off switch could not be a mistake from pilots end, (media reported pilot is confused perhaps, what the heck) especially the main pilot with his vast flying expereince, now the technical error thing very minute thing is the flight took off fine with right knots, with fuel switch on, but then one of the pilot mentioned why did you turn off the switch, of which the other one responded i did not... so my take 2 options: very very less chance of the technical error of switch being turned off, (cannot rule this off, but the chances are very very less), 2. some one did this intentionally, (hint: one of the pilots did asked why turn off the switch), 

lot of things are not making up... some one hiding some sh1t is what i feel, jmo..

 

[Kakynada]

3 hours ago, Pavanonline said:

Switches vatanthata ave move avvavu kada, highly doubt software can move the switch. Mechanical failure on both switches ante highly doubt (both are completely independent from other) it unless some maintenance work messed them up. But we don't know what point this conversation happened, did the pilot do it as part of troubleshoot or they moved by themselves. Need more info on the time stamps, when the switch was off and when the thrust loss started. 

they wont let it out bro, if they could they would have already.. just playing safe game out. 

[andhra_jp]

Air India completes inspection of fuel control switch on Boeing jets, says 'no issues were found'

Air India operates a fleet of Boeing 787 twin-aisle jets on its long-haul operations, while low-cost unit Air India Express operates the Boeing 737 single-aisle jets.

Days after a London-bound plane crashed in Ahmedabad, killing everybody on board except one passenger, Air India has said that it completed its inspection of the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch on its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft and found no issues.

According to an official statement from Air India, the airlines has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet.

 

"In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism. Air India had started voluntary inspections on 12 July and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same has been communicated to the regulator," it stated.

It added, "Boeing 737 aircraft are part of the fleet of Air India Express, Air India’s low cost subsidiary. With this, the two airlines have complied with the directives of the DGCA issued on July 14, 2025."

The inspections followed a directive issued last month by the DGCA, which ordered checks of the fuel control switch systems on Boeing and other aircraft operating in India. The move came after a 15-page preliminary report on the Air India plane crash revealed that the switches supplying fuel to the engines were turned off within a second of take-off — a key factor suspected behind the deadly crash.

[Subbulu]

What I understood from western media 

The senior pilot purposefully cut down fuel and the junior guy questioned him why he did this. The senior pilot replied i did not . 
The junior guy made a May Day call and the senior was silent

looks like mental health isssues which is a taboo in our society and more in pilots