The initial report on the Air India flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad reveals that investigators are analysing real-time satellite telemetry for potential instrument failures, particularly focusing on a sudden power loss during the flight.
The preliminary report on the deadly crash of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad indicates that investigators are reviewing real-time satellite telemetry to detect possible instrument failures during the flight, as per Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) sources.
There is a focus on a sudden mid-flight power loss, which may suggest causes beyond just the fuel control switches. The possibility of multiple system failures has also not been ruled out, as per AAIB sources.
Boeing 787-8 crashed on June 12 shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, leaving 270 dead, including 241 passengers. The AAIB initiated an investigation and constituted a multidisciplinary team on June 12 to probe the crash.
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As per the AAIB preliminary report, investigators are currently reviewing real-time satellite telemetry to detect possible instrument failure…: @Sabyasachi_13 joins… pic.twitter.com/Tt8nUL8nef
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Where does the Air India crash investigation by AAIB stand?
Presently, data from the black boxes of the plane has been successfully downloaded and is being analysed.
“The Crash Protection Module (CPM) from the front black box was safely retrieved, and on June 25, the memory module was successfully accessed and its data downloaded at the AAIB Lab,” the government said in a release.
The black boxes – a flight data recorder, or FDR, and a cockpit voice recorder, or CVR – were damaged in the fatal crash, raising questions on how much data would be usable. But the team led by DG Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) with technical members from AAIB and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun the data extraction process.
The analysis of the Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR), which are underway, aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences, the government said.
