Boeing, FAA say fuel switches are safe
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According to US aviation expert Mary Schiavo, a 2019 All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight in Japan experienced a similar issue, with the fuel switch transitioning on its own during final approach, without
Air India has successfully completed precautionary inspections on the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) locking mechanism across its fleet of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, with no issues reported.
Cockpit recordings from the Air India crash reveal pilot confusion after fuel cutoff switches mysteriously flipped during takeoff, causing engines to lose power in the disaster.