The final report on the Air-India Flight AI171 crash will miss the one-year deadline, extending an investigation that has already moved critical engine work to the United States. The Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau says the delay stems from unfinished analysis of the GE Aerospace engines fitted to the Boeing 787-8.
The probe is focused on component teardown, a task requiring specialist tooling and expertise unavailable in India. The preliminary file had already put attention on the fuel control switches, which moved from RUN to CUTOFF shortly after takeoff, but no definitive cause has been confirmed. That leaves the official crash sequence unresolved one year after the aircraft went down near Ahmedabad, killing 260 people.
A status update on the delay is expected within days, but the completion date for the final report remains open. For operators, manufacturers and lawyers, the missing report keeps causation, liability and compensation in play.