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Air India crash: investigators to focus on plane’s engine thrust, wing flaps and landing gear
Airline’s maintenance regime will also be scrutinised as experts offer theories for cause of disaster
The official investigation into Air India flight AI171 is focusing on the Boeing 787’s engine thrust, wing flaps and landing gear, with the airline’s maintenance regime also coming under scrutiny.
With one black box now retrieved from the wreckage of the plane, India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is looking at whether the plane’s engine thrust and wing flaps failed, and why the landing gear remained open.