Provided by Abhijith Ganapavaram and Lisa Barrington
The new Delhi (Reuters) -India told her airline to investigate several Boeing models of fuel switches to its airlines, and South Korea said it would order a similar measure as the checkpoint of the fuel switches locks in the Orthodox Indian accident.
Despite the fact that the Planmaker and the US Federal Aviation Administration, in recent days, to say to airlines and regulatory authorities, caution were cautious in India, South Korea and some airline precautions.
After last month, the Air India jet, which died 260 people, was inspected.
The preliminary report stated that the switches had almost at the same time moving from the running position to the limit shortly after the ascent. One pilot was heard on a cabin recording device asking why it cut off the fuel. “Another pilot replied that he hadn’t done so,” the report said.
The report was marked in 2018. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advice, which recommended, but did not oblige several Boeing model operators, including 787 to check the recording of fuel reduction switches to ensure that they cannot be accidentally moved.
The Indian Civil Aviation Directorate said she had issued an order to investigate several Boeing models, including 787 and 737s, after several Indian and international airlines began checking fuel switches themselves.
The regulator oversees the third largest and fastest growing aviation market in the world. Boeing airplanes are used by three of the four largest airlines in the country.
Caution checks
Some airlines around the world said Reuters that since 2018 They checked the relevant switches according to the FAA advice, including the Australian Qantalia Airways and Japanese Anna.
Others said they conducted additional or new inspections after the preliminary report of the Air India Crash.
Singapore Airlines said on Tuesday that his 787 fleet fuel switches caution inspections, including airplanes used by Scoot, cheap subsidiaries, were all confirmed that everyone was working properly.
A spokesman for the South Korean Ministry of Transport said the checks would match 2018. Advice from faa, but did not give them time.
The Flag Carrier Korean airlines said on Tuesday that it was actively inspected by fuel management switches and would implement all the additional requirements that the Ministry of Transport may have.
Japan Airlines stated that it was conducting inspections in 2018. Tips.
Boeing told Reuters’ questions FAA, who did not answer the request to comment. On Monday, Boeing’s shares closed 1.6% higher than the recommended actions report for 787 nozzles or GE engine operators.
The Air India Group started checking its 787 and 737 fleet fuel switches locking mechanism over the weekend and found no problem yet, a source told Reuters on Monday.
The source added that about half of the group 787 was checked and almost all of its 737s were checked for anonymity. The checks had to be completed the next or two day.
The preliminary report of the Air India accident states that the airline has not made the inspections offered by the FAA, as the FAA 2018 The tip was not a mandate.
However, he also stated that the maintenance records showed that the throttle control module, which includes fuel switches, was replaced in 2019 and 2023. In the accident in the accident.
On Monday, Campbell Wilson, CEO of Air India, said no mechanical or maintenance failures were found in the preliminary report and that all necessary maintenance was performed.
(Abhijith Ganapavaram reports in New Delhi and Lisa Barrington Seoul; Edited by Peter Graff and Jamie Freed)