Days after Air India announced the completion of the ‘fuel switch’ inspection process for all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, the airline issued a statement on Tuesday saying, “After the successful inspection, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft.”
Addressing the fuel switch investigation, the airline also stated, “Air India had started voluntary inspections on 12 July and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same has been communicated to the regulator.”
Earlier, on July 16, 2025, Air India announced that it had successfully completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) across its fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
The inspections were carried out in compliance with a directive issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday, July 14.
The Boeing 737 aircraft are part of the fleet of Air India Express, Air India’s low-cost subsidiary. With this, both airlines have complied with the DGCA directives issued on July 14, 2025, the airline added in its statement.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation earlier instructed the airline to investigate all aircraft in its fleet. The DGCA ordered the investigation after the decoding of the Black Box from the crashed Air India plane indicated issues involving the fuel switch.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had earlier submitted its preliminary report on the Ahmedabad plane crash to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and other relevant authorities.
In its preliminary findings, the AAIB report revealed that the fuel switches on the crashed Boeing 787-8 were turned off amid confusion between the two pilots.
A veteran pilot, shedding light on the aircraft`s fuel switches, said they are usually protected with brackets to prevent accidental movements. Additionally, the switches must be pulled up before their position can be changed.
Amid the confusion surrounding the fuel switch incident inside the aircraft cockpit, the DGCA instructed the airline to conduct a thorough inspection process of fuel switches in all its Boeing aircraft.