‘Double engine failure’ caused the Air India accident? Investigation reveals shocking report

New Delhi: A new update has come in the Air India plane crash case that happened in Ahmedabad, Gujarat recently. Bloomberg’s report quoted sources as saying that Air India pilots re-tested the aircraft parameters in the flight simulator and technical fault has been identified as the possible reason behind the accident. However, the actual reason behind the crash of the AI ​​171 plane has not been revealed yet.

As part of the simulation, the pilots kept the landing gear deployed and the wing flaps pulled back. However, it was found that this could not be the only reason behind the accident. Air India has refused to make any statement on the facts that have come to light. An Air India spokesperson told India Today, “These are speculations and we cannot comment at this time.”

What was found in the simulation?
Pictures of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner wreckage showed that the flaps were extended and not retracted, as was expected. Flaps provide the plane with the extra lift it needs during take-off and landing when the plane slows down.

The London-bound flight crashed into a medical college campus within seconds of takeoff in Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 passengers and crew on board and 34 others on the ground. Several experts have confirmed that technical failure could be one of the reasons behind the accident.

Did the accident happen due to failure of both engines?
Aviation expert and former US Navy pilot Captain Steve Schebner said that dual engine failure could be the reason behind this accident. In an interview with India Today, he said that the opening of the ram air turbine immediately after take-off points to dual engine failure. The simulation was conducted separately from the official investigation being conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Sources told Bloomberg that it was done to find out the possible causes.

Analysis of the crash footage conducted by Air India pilots showed that the landing gear was tilted forward, indicating that the wheels had started to retract. At that time, the landing-gear doors did not open, which the pilots said indicated that there was a power loss or hydraulic failure in the plane, which pointed to an engine problem.

Analysis of data from the black box of the crashed Air India plane is currently going on in the AAIB lab in Delhi. This will reveal what was the sequence of the accident i.e. what happened step by step. Along with this, it will also tell why the power of both the engines was lost simultaneously.