PUNE, Jun 17: A high-level multi-disciplinary committee formed by the Centre to investigate the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash will submit its report within three months, Union minister Murlidhar Mohol said on Tuesday.
The Air India operates 34 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The safety checks of 12 of them have been done and no issue has been found so far, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation told reporters here.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (AI171) with 230 passengers and 12 crew members crashed into the complex of a medical college moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on June 12.
One person survived the crash, while 241 on board and 29 on the ground were killed, as per officials.
The panel headed by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan will not be a substitute to other probes being conducted by relevant organisations, the Civil Aviation Ministry had said.
Asked about the probe status, Mohol said, “The investigation is underway and several small details will be investigated. Many things will come to light after downloading the ‘black box’. A committee has been appointed under the chairmanship of the Union Home Secretary to investigate the matter. The report will be submitted within three months.” The doomed aircraft’s black box–which includes the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder–has already been recovered and may hold vital clues to understanding what led to the disaster.
