Originally published at: Air India Final Report Expected To Be Delayed
Engine analysis remains underway ahead of Friday’s one-year anniversary.
I’d like to hear an explanation of Air India pilot duties during takeoff/climb. If the cockpit procedures required the pilot-not-flying to guard the throttles on takeoff, I still contend that the PNF may have inadvertently cut off the engines by removing his hands from behind the throttles and back across and above the Fuel Control switches. Perhaps a jacket sleeve, bracelet, or wristwatch snagged the switches. The “lever-lock” detent for that type of switch could be inadvertently defeated by should action.