{"id":478,"date":"2025-07-12T21:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:58:56","slug":"%f0%9f%93%9dair-india-flight-171-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udeec  Air India AI\u2011171 Ahmedabad Crash \u2013 What the Preliminary Report Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hq720-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-481\" style=\"width:688px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hq720-9.jpg 686w, https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hq720-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hq720-9-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccd 1. Incident Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date<\/strong>: June 12, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flight<\/strong>: Air India AI\u2011171 from Ahmedabad to London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aircraft<\/strong>: Boeing 787\u20118 Dreamliner (VT\u2011ANB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Casualties<\/strong>: 254 people onboard (242 passengers + 12 crew), <strong>260 deaths<\/strong> (including 6 on ground), <strong>only 1 survivor<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This has become one of the worst aviation disasters in India\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcd1 2. Key Findings from the Preliminary Report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just <strong>30 seconds after takeoff<\/strong>, <em>both engines shut down<\/em> mid-air.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The engines\u2019 <strong>fuel cutoff switches had moved from \u201cRUN\u201d to \u201cCUTOFF\u201d<\/strong>, disabling fuel supply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cockpit voice recorder revealed shocking dialogue: <strong>Pilot 1<\/strong>: \u201cWhy did you shut the fuel?\u201d<br><strong>Pilot 2<\/strong>: \u201cI didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>RAT (Ram Air Turbine)<\/strong> was deployed\u2014this emergency system provides limited electrical power when both engines fail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pilots tried to reset the switches back to \u201cRUN,\u201d but <strong>there wasn\u2019t enough time or altitude to recover<\/strong>, and the plane crashed into the Sabarmati River delta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd75\ufe0f 3. What\u2019s Under Investigation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How did both fuel switches flip to CUTOFF just seconds into the flight?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Possibilities<\/em>: Pilot error, mechanical failure, or an unknown system malfunction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigators are exploring <strong>whether the switches were triggered accidentally<\/strong> or there was a <strong>latent flaw in the design<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>FAA had issued advisories<\/strong> about similar fuel switch vulnerabilities on Boeing 787s in 2018, but the report notes <strong>Air India may not have implemented those safety checks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 4. Expert Reactions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau)<\/strong> released a 15-page preliminary report in early July 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experts and pilot unions raised concerns that <strong>the report appears to subtly blame pilots<\/strong>, though the evidence is still inconclusive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International safety bodies like <strong>FAA (USA)<\/strong>, <strong>NTSB<\/strong>, and <strong>EASA (Europe)<\/strong> are also participating in the investigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aviation specialists say: \u201cThis report raises <strong>more questions than answers.<\/strong> Fuel switches do not flip on their own.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u23ed\ufe0f 5. What Happens Next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>final, detailed report<\/strong> is expected within 12 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until then, conclusions remain <strong>speculative and incomplete.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>DGCA (India&#8217;s aviation regulator)<\/strong> has ordered immediate <strong>inspection of all Boeing 787 aircraft<\/strong> in Indian fleets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0\ufe0f 6. Key Concerns Raised<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Was there a <strong>design flaw in the fuel cutoff switch mechanism<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did Air India <strong>miss any FAA-mandated checks<\/strong> between 2018\u20132024?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were <strong>cockpit procedures or crew actions<\/strong> to blame\u2014or was there an <strong>external or technical trigger<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc Crash Timeline Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time After Takeoff<\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>0\u201330 seconds<\/td><td>Both engines shut down due to fuel cutoff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>~1 min<\/td><td>Pilots attempt to restart engines<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>~2 mins<\/td><td>Aircraft crashes near Sabarmati delta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mayday issued<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RAT deployed<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This crash has shocked the nation and the global aviation industry.<br>The fact that both engines stopped almost simultaneously\u2014without any sign of bird hit, sabotage, or external fire\u2014points toward a <strong>potential systemic error<\/strong>, either in procedure or aircraft design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until the <strong>final report<\/strong>, investigators and regulatory bodies are treating this as a high-priority, sensitive case involving <strong>possible equipment design flaws<\/strong>, <strong>regulatory oversights<\/strong>, and <strong>human factor complexities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccd 1. Incident Overview This has become one of the worst aviation disasters in India\u2019s history. \ud83d\udcd1 2. 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