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33. "India Today" has this discussion of the Fuel Switches, their activation, wiring and effect

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 11:48 AM

Jul 12

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/air-india-crash-ai-1717-boeing-787-dreamliner-what-are-fuel-switches-explained-report-ahmedabad-london-decoding-2754707-2025-07-12

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Fuel to engines of Air India plane that crashed cut off moments after take-off, report finds [View all] Eugene Jul 11 OP

wtf Skittles Jul 11 #1

Deliberate, sounds like Blues Heron Jul 11 #2

No evidence to draw that conclusion. As we know, advanced planes are run by software Bernardo de La Paz Jul 11 #9

Except one pilot asked the other one why he did it EX500rider Jul 11 #14

"Why did you shut off?" sounds like a query of the engines, not the other pilot. greyl Jul 11 #20

A pilot would much more likely say "Why did you shut down?" if speaking to the engines.. EX500rider Jul 11 #21

Spare me the lecture bro Blues Heron Jul 11 #16

Spare me the unfounded speculation bro Bernardo de La Paz Jul 11 #17

Why? it's a message board it's all about disussion. Did you read the article? Blues Heron Jul 11 #18

You were the first to object to discussion. "Spare me". . .. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 11 #19

I believe there is evidence EndlessWire Jul 12 #30

Paltry. We don't know if the switches were moved or if an internal action occurred and displayed on screens. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #31

"India Today" has this discussion of the Fuel Switches, their activation, wiring and effect Doctoris Extincti Jul 12 #33

Thanks. Another link I found on that page has even more info, going into scenarios Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #36

There was pilot speculation a while ago that Disaffected Jul 11 #3

There was speculation they hit the flaps up instead of gear up that I saw.... EX500rider Jul 11 #6

Suicide by pilot? EX500rider Jul 11 #4

You have to know the system Fichefinder Jul 11 #8

Wouldn't be the 1st time EX500rider Jul 11 #11

Sure, but zero evidence as yet. Unless you are privy to details we and the press are not. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 11 #13

Easy enough deduction IMO EX500rider Jul 11 #15

1) Technical gremlin not ruled out. 2) Other evidence runs counter to your theory Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #23

I am not sure there was not a fight over the switch's, the whole audio has not been released EX500rider Jul 12 #25

"Voted most unlikely" by who. There's no issue until there is an issue. Depending on "no issue" is confirmation bias. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #28

By experts on the plane? EX500rider Jul 12 #35

Good catch. Thanks. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #37

The report said that EndlessWire Jul 12 #34

Switch's were found in RUN position nt EX500rider Jul 12 #38

Also, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (2014) Doctoris Extincti Jul 12 #29

Looks like it. So horrible for all the people who were killed pinkstarburst Jul 12 #22

Cockpit recordings make it clear that it was not intentional. There was no fight and engines were restarted. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #24

All the cockpit audio has not been released. EX500rider Jul 12 #27

gee, instead of arguing maybe turn the fuel supply on again? msongs Jul 11 #5

yeah seconds counted, the 1st engine was just spooling up when they went down EX500rider Jul 11 #7

A pilot did restart at least one engine, but they ran out of time and altitude. Eugene Jul 11 #10

They did, gee. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 11 #12

I'm curious as to whether there was a third person in the cockpit relayerbob Jul 12 #26

Modern, digitized aircraft controls can be run remotely... Think. Again. Jul 12 #32