The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has requested the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct Boeing 787 simulator tests to examine the relationship between RAT deployment and fuel control switch movement in the Air India AI-171 crash.
The FIP's request for simulator tests aims to ensure a thorough and accurate investigation into the Air India AI-171 crash, potentially uncovering critical details about the sequence of events and contributing factors that could impact aviation safety protocols.
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has requested the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct Boeing 787 simulator tests as part of the ongoing investigation into the Air India AI-171 plane crash. The pilots' group seeks to verify the relationship between the deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) and the movement of the fuel control switch, suggesting that RAT deployment might be unrelated to fuel system changes before the aircraft crashed.
This demand comes after the AAIB released an interim statement on June 12, indicating significant progress in the probe into the June 12, 2025, crash that killed 260 people. The FIP, citing a letter from a law firm representing affected passengers and families, also wants the simulator tests to correlate survivor reports of a loud bang and dimming cabin lights, ACARS maintenance messages, and visible damage to the aft Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR) with recorded aircraft data. The goal is to establish a coherent sequence of events and determine if electrical or software anomalies contributed to the accident.
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