Air India 171 Update: Fuel Cutoff Switches in 'Cutoff' Position according to WSJ

YouTube ^ | 07/11/2025 | Captain Steeeve

[TexasGator]

“Couldn’t be because Boeing knowingly and willfully engaged in complete fraud and murdered 346 people with the 737-Max 8, and tried to blame it on pilots...”

Couldn’t be that misrepresent the whole thing ...

[BatGuano]

Middle!
Left Engine switch is left of the right engine switch.
PS in a properly disciplined cockpit, those switches are not moved without agreement from the other pilot, when in an emergency situation.

[TexasGator]

#38 link is worth reading. And my replies to it.

[freebird5850]

I’ve seen now 4 different YT videos, all fake. I’m holding out for an official FAA/Boeing/AIN announcement.

[Brian Griffin]

If the plane was about to crash, the fuel switches might have been cut off to not feed a likely post-crash fire.

[rexthecat]

[BatGuano]

Not in any design would a switch be designed to allow a foreign object to operate. The engine controls are critical.
Sadly, this is pointing to what could be a human error.

CVR should have a clue. It is sensitive and could record the movement of the switch.

[libertylover]

Murder/suicide?

[libertylover]

In the center, near the throttles.

[gundog]

I was wondering about FO that might have interfered with electrical signals from the switches, not an obstruction of their mechanical motion. Having trouble deciding if the switches were found in the off position, post crash, or if that’s what the IFR indicated.

[rdcbn1]

Looks like multiple restart attempts in response to an engine out but it's ambiguous as to whether the engines went out first and the switches were cycled for restart or if the fuel cut off switches stopped the engines in the first place.

The engines typically have real time in flight telemetry sent to the engine manufacturer via satellite link which may help clear things up.

[central_va]

Engine restart procedure includes fuel cut off?

[6ppc]

Third rule, when in doubt, reboot!

[dinodino]

Thank you for posting the Hindustan Times link. The detail provided in the article shows it’s not as simple as Captain Steve makes it out to be in his video.

[libh8er]

Per the FDR (Flight Data Recorder) log, the first engine was switched off 3 seconds after plane became airborne. 4 seconds after that the second engine was switched off. At the time of rotate (nose up) both engines were functioning normally.

[rellic]

Third rule of Electrical and most all engineering is make it “Damn fool proof!”

[rdcbn1]

That would explain a lot and not in a good way.

[TexasGator]

“Looks like multiple restart attempts in response to an engine out but it’s ambiguous as to whether the engines went out first and the switches were cycled for restart or if the fuel cut off switches stopped the engines in the first place.”

The article clearly states the first event per timestamp; both cut-off switches to off.

It reached peak altitude and speed at that moment.

[grobdriver]

Cockpit voice recorder audio would do a lot to clear this up.

[dinodino]

Nope, not on these switches.