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Happy Hoosier

(9,048 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2025, 05:09 PM Jul 12

Air India Preliminary Report - Yikes! [View all]

The preliminary report indicates that the engines were shut off three seconds after take-off… one of the pilots asked the other why he shut off fuel to the engines and the other replied that they didn’t. But someone did. About 10 seconds later the engine fuel flow was switched back on, but there wasn’t enough altitude for recovery.

Weird!!

It looks like one of the pilots switched off the fuel flow. Yikes!!!

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Air India Preliminary Report - Yikes! [View all] Happy Hoosier Jul 12 OP

Something may have happend on switch circuitry and pilots notified by display panel. Not necessarily malfeasance. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #1

Occam's Razor... WarGamer Jul 12 #5

"One of the pilots intentionally crashed the plane." Disaffected Jul 12 #6

Your example is not analogous. Distrust the obvious, which why we have courts and not lynchings. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #10

We know how India will play it... WarGamer Jul 12 #12

It's not a dog or a dingo. It's a modern jet and 260 people are dead. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #13

because apparently... one of the two people in the cockpit, unless there was a third person? WarGamer Jul 12 #15

Possible... but.... Happy Hoosier Jul 12 #7

Yes, points like that deepen the mystery. Takes deep and complete investigations to untangle such mysteries. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #9

pilot error, p[ossibly intentional. dont ask why, do something about it n t msongs Jul 12 #2

A fatal pilot error malaise Jul 12 #3

Very difficult to be a pilot error Dave says Jul 12 #4

It's so weird.... Happy Hoosier Jul 12 #8

Last night I read a DU thread about this and it was very thorough BigmanPigman Jul 12 #11

Some people are saying the pilot that asked why the other shut JI7 Jul 12 #14