A preliminary report about the fatal Air India crash resurfaced a 2018 FAA notice about Boeing's engine fuel control switches.

Indian investigators cited a 2018 FAA advisory that had warned Boeing operators to inspect the locking mechanism of fuel cutoff switches to prevent unintentional movement. However, the FAA had not mandated any action.

NEW DELHI – A preliminary report into last month’s catastrophic Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash, which claimed 260 lives and stands as the world’s deadliest aviation accident in a decade, has revealed a critical moment of confusion in the cockpit after the aircraft’s engines abruptly lost fuel just seconds after takeoff.