India to decide on overseas analysis of flying recorders

The AAIB Indian Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is yet to decide whether the flight data and voice records of the Air India cockpit, which break down last Thursday, will be sent abroad for decoding and analysis.

At least 270 people, most of them passengers, were killed when the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed less than a minute after taking off Ahmedabad airport in Western India.

Some media reports that black boxes are being sent abroad, but the Ministry of Civil Aviation has made it clear that no final decision has been made.

Ministry said AAIB will determine the location for analysis after “proper evaluation of technical, safety and security factors”.

Investigators have restored both sets for improved flying recorders (EAFRS) – “Black Boxes” – from the site of the Boeing 787 crash.

These combined units that record flight data and audio in the cockpit were found on June 13 and 16. The aircraft model wears two such sets to help with thorough analysis.

Data recorders monitor with high accuracy the position of gears and valve levers, traction settings, engine operation, fuel flow and even activation of the fire handle.

Data in the “black box” of the aircraft can be used to reconstruct the last flight moments and determine the cause of the incident.

However, some media reported that The recorders were badly damaged in the fire This swallowed the plane after the crash, which made it difficult to retrieve data in India and that the government plans to send records to the United States.

Captain Kishore Chint, a former AAIB accident investigator, told the BBC that a set of recorders could also be sent to the United States “to compare data withdrawn in India with those provided to the National Transport Safety Council (NTSB).”

He said even though the new AAIB LAB In Delhi it was discovered in April, “it is unclear if it is completely operative for downloading EAFR data.”

Meanwhile, Air India chairman said one of the engines of the Air India aircraft, which crashed last week, is new, while the other is not due to service until December.

In an interview with News News News News Chandrasekaran, both engines of the aircraft have a “clean” history.

Separately, the airline stated that the inspections were completed on 26 of its plane 33 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9, all of which were “released for service”.

The Aviation Indian regulator has ordered additional checks on the Boeing 787 fleet of Air India in India after a deadly disaster as a “preventive measure”.

On Thursday, the airline announced that its flights would be reduced on 16 international routes and would be stopped at three overseas destinations between June 21 and July 15.

“The reductions stem from the decision to voluntarily take improved safety checks before the flight, as well as the adaptation of additional long flights arising from the closure of the airspace in the Middle East,” the airline said.

The message came a day after the carrier stated that it would temporarily reduce flights operating with a wide -body wide body by 15%.