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Investing.com -- Investigators examining the Air India Flight 171 crash found evidence that the aircraft’s emergency-power generator was operating when the plane went down last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the probe.
This finding raises new questions about whether the Boeing (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner’s engines functioned properly during takeoff.
The crash killed at least 270 people, including all but one passenger on the aircraft and several individuals on the ground in Ahmedabad, western India.
The emergency system, known as a ram air turbine, is a small propeller that deploys from the bottom of the aircraft’s fuselage to serve as a backup power generator.
Its activation during the flight provides investigators with a new line of inquiry as they continue to examine the cause of the deadly crash.
The ram air turbine typically deploys only when primary power systems fail, making its apparent activation a potentially significant clue in understanding what went wrong with Flight 171.
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