NEW DELHI: Air India has completed precautionary checks on the locking mechanism of the Gas Management Swap (FCS) in all its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 plane. “Air India has accomplished precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Gas Management Swap (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 plane in its fleet,” the airline mentioned. The airline confirmed that no points had been discovered. “Within the inspections, no points had been discovered with the mentioned locking mechanism. Air India had began voluntary inspections on 12 July and accomplished them throughout the prescribed time restrict set by the DGCA. The identical has been communicated to the regulator.” This follows a directive from the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on July 14, asking airways to examine the gasoline change locking system on Boeing 787 and 737 plane. The directive got here shortly after the preliminary probe report into final month’s Air India Boeing 787 crash acknowledged that the switches had been lower off earlier than the accident.In its preliminary report on the Boeing 787-8 crash launched on July 12, the Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) mentioned the gasoline provide to each engines of the aircraft was lower off inside a spot of 1 second, inflicting confusion within the cockpit quickly after take off.“Within the cockpit voice recording, one of many pilots is heard asking the opposite why did he lower off. The opposite pilot responded that he didn’t accomplish that,” the report mentioned.Nonetheless, AAIB didn’t point out any really useful motion. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had earlier raised this matter in 2018. It had talked about the opportunity of gasoline management change locking characteristic disengagement on sure Boeing plane, together with the 787s and 737s. This was famous in a Particular Airworthiness Data Bulletin (SAIB), however no airworthiness directive was issued, because the matter was not categorised as a security concern.Air India flight AI 171, operated with the Boeing 787-8, enroute to London Gatwick crashed quickly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 individuals.