Our Bureau
Ahmedabad
The Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on 12th June was one of the most horrific tragedies in the history of the country. Out of 242 people that boarded the flight to London Gatwick 241 lost their lives as the plane crashed just moments after it took off. Now, more than two weeks after the crash the investigators are looking into the dual engine failure that might have caused the plane to crash.
Air India’s pilot in a drill to find out what went wrong with Boeing 787 Dreamliner, re-enacted the doomed aircraft’s parameters in a flight simulator. As per the people who had an idea about the investigation, they found that the landing gear being deployed and the wing flaps retracting wasn’t the only reason for the crash.
The pilots found out that along with the findings from the previous investigations there was an emergency-power turbine that was deployed just seconds before the aircraft crashed. This has now pointed out that there might be some technical failures which could be looked at as probable causes for the tragic crash.
It was reported that the simulated flight was not part of the official probe that was led by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). This step was taken so that they don’t miss out on any detail and explore all the scenarios possible.
As per available facts, the aircraft that crashed on 12th June was running on dual engines from General Electric Co. The video footage of the crash that day clearly confirms that the plane was not able to take higher altitude after taking off and went down just moments after taking flight. This raised the suspicion of failures of the engines. However, GE has stated clearly that they won’t be giving out any comments until the investigation is going on.
