Mike Andrews (Supply: X/ANI)
Mike Andrews, lead lawyer representing households of victims of the Ahmedabad Air India crash mentioned on Monday that his staff has signed up 130 households and is constant investigations on their behalf.Talking to information company ANI, Andrews mentioned survivor accounts indicated the plane’s lights flickered on and off earlier than turning inexperienced, suggesting a doable change from the first electrical system to emergency energy. Consultants are additionally analyzing whether or not electrical faults and water leaks on the airplane might have contributed to the crash.“We’re specializing in the underlying technical points and dealing with specialists to investigate all out there proof,” Andrews mentioned, including that the staff can also be wanting on the distinctive affect of the tragedy on every household.He additional famous that investigators from the Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and different businesses might journey to Washington this week to satisfy the US Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB), along with his staff carefully monitoring the aim of the go to.The Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner en path to London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12. The plane was carrying 242 folks, together with passengers and crew members and just one individual survived the crash.Andrews’ statements come as India prepares to dispatch a staff of accident investigators to Washington subsequent week to overview the continuing probe into the June. Air India crash that claimed 241 lives. The delegation will look at information collected by the NTSB and current their very own evaluation from the cockpit voice recorder and flight information recorder, Bloomberg reported, citing a supply acquainted with the matter.The AAIB, heading the probe from the Indian facet, will take part within the overview assembly at NTSB headquarters. Representatives from Boeing and different organizations concerned within the investigation are additionally anticipated to attend. The NTSB has mentioned it has no data to share at this stage, whereas Boeing directed queries to the AAIB. Makes an attempt to achieve the AAIB and India’s aviation ministry over the weekend had been unsuccessful.Preliminary findings indicated that the plane’s fuel-control switches had been turned off shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, inflicting engine energy loss. Though the switches had been turned again on about 10 seconds later, the motion was inadequate to stop the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from crashing.Cockpit voice recordings reportedly captured the co-pilot, who was working the plane at take-off, asking the captain why the switches had been turned off, whereas the captain denied doing so. The AAIB has urged the general public not to attract conclusions till the ultimate report is issued.
