Air India orders fuel control switch checks

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Air India grounds Boeing Dreamliner over possible fuel switch defect
Air India grounded a Boeing 787-8 after a pilot reported a possible defect in the aircraft’s fuel control switch.

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Air India 787 fuel switch: Incorrect procedure may have led to issue; DGCA to look at other aspects
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Air India Boeing 787-8 grounding: DGCA says applying force in incorrect direction could move fuel switch from 'Run' to 'Cut Off'
Air India checking fuel switches on its Boeing Dreamliners, memo says
Air India has begun checking the fuel control switches on its fleet of Boeing (BA.N) Dreamliner aircraft but has not found any issues so far, after one of its pilots reported a possible defect with th...

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Air India begins inspection of fuel control switches in Boeing 787 fleet — Here's all we know
Fuel control checks found satisfactory on Air India's Dreamliner: DGCA
Air India inspecting fuel switches on Boeing 787s, second time after Ahmedabad crash: What's the connection?
As for the reported defect, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was grounded after its left fuel switch failed to stay in the 'run' position twice and moved to 'cutoff' during engine startup, an airl...

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Air India Boeing plane grounded over fuel control switch defect amid ongoing probe in last year's crash: Reports
Air India to reinspect fuel switches of Boeing 787 fleet day after scare

Air India fuel switch cutoff incident: DGCA reveals probe findings after London-Bengaluru flight glitch

Air India has said there was no malfunction in the fuel control switches of a Boeing 787 8 Dreamliner that was grounded after a pilot reported an issue on the London to Bengaluru AI 132 flight. The DGCA noted that inspections found both fuel switches functioning normally and within safety limits.

Air India Boeing aircraft flew from London to Bengaluru with faulty switch, experts question decision

Aviation experts have said that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VT-ANX) met with a technical issue involving the fuel switch at London’s Heathrow Airport. The flight was, however, allowed to travel to its destination,