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In reply to the discussion: Fuel to engines of Air India plane that crashed cut off moments after take-off, report finds [View all]EndlessWire
(7,993 posts)34. The report said that
one engine was restarted but the other was in the process of start up. While the Boeing plane can fly on one engine, they were too low to recover in this instance.
If the investigators truly did find both switches in the off position, past the detents, then this is also unfathomable, as they were supposed to have been in the process of restarting the engines. The first thing you do is flip the switches to "run." They would have found both switches in the run position. So, maybe the black boxes contain the information about what the switches did. But, this supports your argument.
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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
No evidence to draw that conclusion. As we know, advanced planes are run by software
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 11
#9
A pilot would much more likely say "Why did you shut down?" if speaking to the engines..
EX500rider
Jul 11
#21
Why? it's a message board it's all about disussion. Did you read the article?
Blues Heron
Jul 11
#18
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
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
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
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