Overview

• Global inspections of fuel control switch mechanisms on all Air India Boeing 787s concluded without detecting any defects.
• AAIB’s preliminary report found that both engines lost kerosene supply within seconds of liftoff, triggering the sudden power loss.
• Cockpit voice recordings captured one pilot questioning why the fuel was cut and the other denying involvement, intensifying scrutiny of pilot intent and mental state.
• The AAIB has not assigned cause or blame as U.S. experts from Boeing, the FAA, NTSB and GE work alongside Indian investigators under contested information-sharing conditions.
• A 2018 non-mandatory FAA bulletin warned of potential disengagement in Boeing’s fuel switch locks, but Air India did not implement the advisory.