Air India flight 171 crash simulation suggests dual engine failure
deadly crash of an Air India plane that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the
Boeing 787 jet from staying airborne.
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Pilots from the airline reenacted the doomed aircraft's parameters in a flight simulator, including with the landing gear deployed, and the wing flaps retracted, and found those settings alone didn't cause a crash, according to people familiar with the investigation.
The result, alongside the previous discovery that an emergency-power turbine deployed seconds before impact, has reinforced the focus on a technical failure as one possible cause, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing non-public deliberations.
The simulated flight was conducted separately from the official probe being led by
India 's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, (AAIB), and was done to explore possible scenarios, one of the people said.
The Boeing 787 that crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12 was powered by two engines made by
General Electric (GE). Video footage of the aircraft showed the plane struggling to gain altitude after taking off, and then sinking back to the ground, where it exploded.
Wreckage showing the tail section of the Air India Boeing 787-8 is pictured in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 14. Photo: AP
Additional clues
Boeing declined to comment and deferred any questions to AAIB, while GE said it cannot comment on an active investigation. The AAIB and Air India did not respond to a request for comment.
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