Gaurav Taneja aka Flying Beast calls Air India crash preliminary report an ‘eyewash', alleges omission of key details: ‘Lots of basic errors as well'
'A very poor AI 171 report submitted by AAIB,' he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Mentioning that while the report outlines the positions, distances and directions of various parts of the aircraft at the time of the incident, Flying Beast pointed out that the AAIB has, however, withheld some 'important information'. He questioned why the report failed to include timestamps for 'pilot conversations, RAT deployment (not when it began supplying), first instance of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) transition, and what did pilots converse for 10 seconds when FCS were toggled from CUTOFF to RUN?'
He added, 'AAIB has all the information, but chooses to hide it from public. Lots of basic errors as well. FADEC (full authority dual engine control) full form incorrect in official reports. This report looks like an eyewash.'
Besides Flying Beast, several other experts also noted the absence of any recommendations for Boeing 787-8 operators in the report, arguing that this leaves many questions unanswered. According to news agency PTI, the report has suggested a catastrophic pilot error in the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
On Saturday, Gaurav Taneja also criticised a BBC report, claiming it unfairly placed blame on the deceased pilots, despite many unanswered questions surrounding the tragic accident that killed 260 people — 241 of the 242 people on board the aircraft and 19 on the ground. In another tweet, he wrote: 'As expected, 'blame the deceased pilots'. They can't come back to defend themselves. Boeing has a lot of questions to answer!! BBC already gave Boeing a clean chit!'
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