Why the recordings from Air India plane raise more questions than answers

When the preliminary report on the crash of Air India’s Flight 171 – which killed 260 people in June – many hoped that it would shed light on the tragic case that raises many questions about what really happened in those fateful seconds. On the contrary, the BBC writes that the 15 -page exhibition dropped oil on the fire of a new storm of conjudices. Because, despite the moderate tone of the exhibition, a detail continues to “haunt” the researchers and the public. Seconds after take -off, the two fuel control switches on the 12 -year Boeing 787 moved abruptly to the “stoppage” position, stopping fuel supply to the engines and causing total power loss – a step that the BBC usually says after landing. Recording from the cockpit records a pilot to ask the other why he “made the interruption” and the second person responding that he didn’t. Although recording does not clarify […]
Source: News Beast

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