Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How the Air India crash investigation is unfolding
On June
5, London-bound Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff from the
western Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing all 243 people but one on board and dozens
on the ground. Investigators are trying to determine if the incident was just a
unique issue to that particular flight, or a systematic issue affecting the B787,
which more than 1,100 are in use around the world. From the wreckage, they’ve
retrieved the cockpit voice recorder, which should have recorded all the vocal
communication and noise in the cockpit, and the flight data recorder, which
should have stored information related to engine and control settings. They will
also examine scorched cables, damaged turbine blades, parts including wires, nuts,
and bolts, and the maintenance log of the aircraft to help determine the cause
of the incident. While the investigation is ongoing, over 1,100 B787s will
continue flying around the world.
Read the article and learn how a commercial airplane accident is
investigated.
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