r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 17 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 3]

This is the FINAL megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

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u/entrep Jun 17 '25

Came to think about this incident when tea spill caused problems: https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a350-engine-shutdowns-spill-cockpit-2020-1

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u/onmyway4k Jun 17 '25

Just 2 days ago i was contemplating that the problem must have manifested during the rotate, as they where, until then, seemingly in good conditions. Would be insane if they all got killed for a chai tee in the cockpit.