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Fuel Switch Par Badi Jaanch
Ek Air India ka Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, jiska registration VT-ANX hai, use 2 February 2026 ko ground kar diya gaya. Pilot ne report kiya ki left fuel control switch halka pressure padne par hi 'RUN' position se 'CUTOFF' mein chala jaata tha aur apni jagah par theek se rukta nahi tha.
Air India ne Boeing ke guidance aur DGCA ki nigrani mein initial checks kiye, jisme switch mechanically functional aur serviceable mila. Lekin, DGCA ab aur zyada testing chahti hai. Isiliye, switch ko ab Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ke facility in US bheja ja raha hai lab analysis ke liye. DGCA officials June mein Boeing ke Seattle facility jaane ka plan bana rahe hain yeh tests dekhne ke liye. Yeh sab tab ho raha hai jab Air India Boeing 787-8 ke ek fatal crash (June 2025) ki bhi jaanch chal rahi hai, jismein shuruati reports ke mutabik takeoff ke turant baad dono fuel switches band ho gaye the, jisse engine failure hua.
Pichle Hadse Se Connection Aur Industry Ki Nazar
Ab 787 ke fuel control switches par jo dhyan diya ja raha hai, uska seedha link Air India flight AI-171 ke tragic crash se hai jo June 2025 mein Ahmedabad ke paas hua tha, jismein 260 log maare gaye the. Us investigation ki initial reports bata rahi thi ki takeoff ke kuch der baad hi engines ko fuel milna band ho gaya tha, aur pilot ki conversations mein bhi fuel cutoff ki baat suni gayi thi.
Bhale hi Boeing aur FAA keh rahe hain ki switch ka design safe hai aur koi airworthiness directive ki zarurat nahi hai, is ghatna ne 787 ke fuel system ki reliability par sawaal khade kar diye hain. 2019 aur 2020 mein bhi 787 ke fuel system mein issues report hue the, jaise improperly installed connectors se fuel leak hona.
Baki companies bhi is development ko closely watch kar rahi hain, kyunki agar koi badi galti nikli toh yeh Boeing ke reputation aur market position ko affect kar sakta hai. FAA ne abhi tak koi aur action mandate nahi kiya hai, lekin DGCA ka yeh proactive approach unki seriousness dikhata hai. Yeh bhi note karna hoga ki Boeing 737 mein fuel control switches ke wrong installation ke issues aaye hain, lekin 787 mein alag part use hota hai aur AI-171 crash se pehle 787 fleet mein aise malfunctions ki koi badi reports nahi aayi thi. Duniya bhar mein 1,100 se zyada Boeing 787 planes operate kar rahe hain, jismein laakhon flight hours hain, aur AI-171 incident se pehle is model par fuel switch malfunction se fatal accidents ya engine shutdown ki koi documented instances nahi thi.
Regulatory Concerns Aur Manufacturing Par Sawal
Critical flight systems ka mechanically fail hona ek badi chinta ka vishay hai. DGCA ka US mein testing ko oversee karne par zor dena, initial assessment mein component serviceable milne ke baad bhi, regulatory unease dikhata hai, jo AI-171 crash ke sadme se aur badh gaya hai. Boeing ne Air India ko bataya hai ki switch 'serviceable' hai, lekin ab further lab testing ka faisla pakki certainty chahta hai.
AI-171 crash ka exact reason abhi bhi clear nahi hai. Yeh saaf nahi hai ki switch ka activation intentional tha, accidental tha, ya koi technical fault tha, jisse pilot error ya mechanical failure ki theories ko jagah milti hai. Federation of Indian Pilots ne yeh bhi suggest kiya hai ki ho sakta hai pilot action ke bajaye electrical failure crash ka reason bana ho.
Uske alawa, Boeing mein pehle quality control issues bhi rahe hain, jaise 787 par fuel system components aur fasteners mein problems, jo manufacturing integrity ko lekar underlying concerns ko badhate hain. AI-171 crash par definitive findings ki kami aur conflicting pilot statements yeh shak paida karte hain ki shayad koi gehri, systemic issue 787 ke fuel control system ko affect kar raha ho, jo manufacturing ya design flaws ki wajah se ho sakta hai.
Agle Steps Aur Oversight
Seattle mein hone wali upcoming laboratory tests se fuel control switch ki integrity par conclusive results milne ki ummeed hai. Yeh results AI-171 crash par Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ki final report ke liye bahut important honge, jo agle mahine aane ki ummeed hai.
DGCA ka diligent approach aur Boeing ke saath engagement aviation mein badhte regulatory oversight ko dikhata hai, khaas kar jab prominent aircraft models aur pichle incidents ki baat ho. Is thorough examination ka aim Boeing 787 fleet ki safety mein confidence build karna aur aisi hi dardnaak ghatnaon ko rokna hai.