The new leader of the US Federal Aviation Administration said the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing Co. 787 jet last month was unlikely to have been caused by a mechanical issue with the plane or inadvertent movement of the aircraft’s fuel control switches.
“We can say with a high level of confidence is it doesn’t appear to be a mechanical issue with the Boeing fuel control unit,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters at a Wisconsin air show Thursday, according to a report by Reuters. “We feel very comfortable that this isn’t an issue with inadvertent manipulation of fuel control,” the report said.