Air India Inspects Boeing 787 Fuel Switches

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Air India grounds a Boeing 787 over worry about switches tied to crash
Air India grounded one of its Boeing 787 planes Monday after a pilot reported a possible problem with the engine fuel control switches, the same mechanism at the center of the investigation into a fat...

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Air India grounds Boeing 787 aircraft over possible fuel control switch malfunction
Air India pilot flags possible defect with fuel control switch on a Boeing 787, airline grounds aircraft
UK asks Air India to explain Boeing Dreamliner fuel-switch incident
Britain's aviation authority has asked Air India to explain how a Boeing (BA.N) Dreamliner passenger jet which was grounded on arrival in India for safety checks took off from London on Sunday with a ...

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The Financial Express · 8h
Air India completes fuel control switch checks of operational Boeing 787 fleet, finds no issues
Months after Ahmedabad crash, another Boeing 787 Dreamliner under scanner as Air India Dubai-Delhi flight faces technical snag
Air India orders fleet-wide checks on Boeing 787s after fuel switch glitch on London–Bengaluru flight
According to reports on the Bangalore incident, the issue was flagged by the flight crew during post-landing checks, after the left engine fuel control switch on a Boeing 787-8 aircraft did not remain...

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Air India to reinspect fuel switches of Boeing 787 fleet day after scare
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Air India clears fuel switch checks on Dreamliner fleet

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