Air India grounds Dreamliner after pilot flags fuel shut-off risk

The incident comes amid the ongoing probe into the airline’s Dreamliner crash last June. Representation pic/istock

An Air India pilot on Monday reported a possible defect with the fuel control switch of a Boeing 787-8 plane, which has now been grounded for checks, and the incident comes amid the ongoing probe into the airline's Dreamliner crash last June. The aircraft operated the flight AI132 from London to Bengaluru, and it landed at Bengaluru on Monday morning. There were more than 200 people on board, according to sources.

Another source aware about the incident said the fuel control switch failed to be in the ‘RUN' position and moved towards ‘CUT OFF' position. ‘RUN' and ‘CUT OFF' are used to start or shut down engines, respectively. It could not be immediately ascertained at what stage of the flight did the Air India pilot notice the possible malfunctioning of the fuel control switch.

The functioning of the fuel control switch is in focus following the crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft or Dreamliner that killed 260 people last June, as the preliminary probe report mentioned about fuel supply being cut off soon after take-off.

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