<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Experts investigating the AI-171 crash have ruled out factors such as weather conditions, pilots' competencies, and bird strikes, focusing on a possible electrical fault in the spotlight as a significant angle to consider.</li><li>Pilots have not been blamed for the crash, with doubts raised over potential electrical or software faults, especially given the in-flight shutdown of both engines and pilots' reactions.</li><li>Concerns have been raised about a 2018 FAA advisory regarding fuel switch mechanisms on Boeing models, although Air India did not act on it citing non-mandatory compliance at that time.</li><li>The investigation questions the physical position of fuel control switches in the crashed aircraft and dismisses theories of pilot misconduct or suicide, leaning towards an initial focus on faulty Honeywell-made switches or further underlying causes for the engine shutdown.</li></ul>

Electrical fault in spotlight as other factors ruled out in AI-171 crash, say experts

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