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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

FOUND: Air india grounds dreamliner after pilot flags fuel control switch defect - You Need To See This

Air India grounded a Boeing Dreamliner after its pilot reported a possible defect in a fuel control switch, a component central to the ongoing investigation into last June’s deadly Ahmedabad crash.

The airline didn’t disclose the nature of the defect or identify the flight involved. However two sources told local media that the issue was flagged after the aircraft landed in Bengaluru following a flight from London.

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