Air India plane crash preliminary report reveals engine fuel switch changes
"At this stage of investigation, there are no recommended actions to Boeing 787-8 and/or GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers," India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said.
The agency, an office under India's civil aviation ministry, is leading the probe into the world's deadliest aviation accident in a decade.
The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which started losing height after reaching an altitude of 650 feet, crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad in India.
The crash killed 241 of the 242 people on board and at least 29 on the ground.
The investigation had narrowed its focus to the movement of the plane's fuel control switches, and also focused, at least partly, on engine thrust issues.
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