Air India Plane Crash | The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), one of two black box components, captured a brief exchange between the pilots. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the commander and pilot monitoring (PM), and First Officer Clive Kunder, the pilot flying (PF), were both experienced and medically fit, with no reported issues that could have compromised their flying. As the engines faltered, one pilot — identity unconfirmed — asked, "Why did you cut off?" The other responded, "I didn’t."
This dialogue is now at the centre of the investigation.
Was it a misunderstanding, an unacknowledged action, or an external factor beyond the pilots’ control? The fuel control switches on a Boeing 787 are not simple toggles.
Each switch features a guard rail. To move a switch from "RUN" (forward) to "CUTOFF" (aft), a pilot must lift and shift it downward. This design minimises the risk of accidental movement, such as a hand brushing against it during flight.
The switches for Engine 1 and Engine 2 are spaced approximately two to three inches apart, making it improbable for both to be moved simultaneously without intent. Yet, the data confirms that both transitioned to "CUTOFF" within a single second.
NDTV’s Yasharth Rai decodes it for you.
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