Air India says completed inspection of fuel switch locking system on Boeing fleet, no issues found

Private airline Air India said on Tuesday that it has finished checking a part called the fuel control switch (FCS) on its Boeing 787 and 737 planes. This check was done as a safety step, and no problems were found. Last week, India’s aviation safety body DGCA told all airlines to inspect this part before July 21. This order came after a report on a recent plane crash said the fuel switches might have been turned off by mistake.

The crash happened on June 12, when Air India flight AI 171, flying from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, went down shortly after takeoff. Sadly, 241 of the 242 people on board died, along with 19 people on the ground.

The fuel control switch is an important part that controls how fuel flows into the engines. According to Air India, all of its planes passed the safety check with no issues found.