No the SAIB NM-18-33 advisory did not say that. The advisory said these switches have a locking mechanism to prevent accidental flips. Some of them were installed with the locking mechanism disabled. "The Boeing Company (Boeing) received reports from operators of Model 737 airplanes that the fuel control switches were installed with the locking feature disengaged." Over time, the switch could wear out and fail to engage but the advisory was more concerned about "inadvertent operation".

Bahahahahaha. Everything you presented was based on another country, in another plane, under different circumstances. But they are similar because you said they were. According to you. Based on your recollections. Of falsehoods.

If you don't know you should go to the nearest Indian restaurant and call them Pakistani. I'll wait for your return.. Hint: the thought that Indian and Pakistani are not similar cultures never crossed your mind, did it?

Because if an engine is on fire, you probably don't want to have a multi-step procedure in order to cut off fuel to it, and extinguish the fire before attempting restart.

You know, it's a very valid option to say "yeah ok, I was wrong" and just be done with it.

Whatever embarrassment you think you're going to get from admitting being wrong is far smaller than the embarrassment you are heaping on yourself by continuing to argue your obviously flawed and incorrect argument, which is based on nothing more than arrogance, mild racism, bad assumptions, and idiocy.

Just saying.

Hey, we're just "Making America Great Again" one 18th century disease at a time.

Bahahaa. These countries are similar according to you. Go into your nearest Indian restaurant and call everyone Pakastani. I'll wait.

Ah yes. More rampant speculation by you based on no evidence. Listen, I'm not saying it was aliens . . . but it was aliens.

Summary: you will make assertions based on no evidence. When challenged you present even more wild claims. Based on no evidence. It's turtles all the way down, eh?

I doubt the switches to turn on the fuel supply would be set to off yet the pilots could start the engines only while on the ground. It would have been one of the things the pilots set to RUN when starting the plane. The data recorder notes the switches were flipped 3 seconds only after take off.

I doubt the switches could have been set to CUTOFF during takeoff as the preliminary report states the change in position. That would be a recipe for disaster for controls to work like that. We will have to wait for the final report but I would guess it would register that the pilots set the position to RUN while starting the engines.

There's nothing wrong with Outlook. People were checking their email wrong. [Unplugs coffee machine, plugs server back in]

I've actually read a 15 page report. Some people here have wildly speculated many things without even reading the report just as they speculated on the causes right after the crash..

There was no option tor the airlines or pilots to disable the locking feature. Some switches installed by Boeing disabled the feature by mistake. The FAA advised airlines to inspect and replace the switches back in 2018; however, it was not a mandate. Air India did not have to do either if they did not want.

The safety guards are not optional as far as I know.

The data recorder registers the switches were flipped to CUTOFF. The voice recording notes one pilot questioning why the switches were flipped. The data recorder notes the switches flipped back to RUN. As far as I know these switches do not appear to be fly-by-wire where the computer can set these switches.

And there is no possibility that the switches failed in some way like being loose? The plane was nearly 12 years old with over 41,000 flight hours. Further investigation would look if this is a possibility.

Er what? I posted "The report acknowledges that the FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) . . ." The summary did not mention the SAIB at all.

Please show where I ignore "the insanely small probability of both switches failing one second apart." I do not know how many times this may have occurred as I do not have omnipotence. But neither do you. I however pointed out the final report would probably note any prior incidents where the switches have failed.

Let me get this straight, you are basing everything in this crash on another crash in a different plane (Airbus 320) in a different country (Pakistan) in a different circumstance (landing) 5 years earlier because India and Pakistan have "similar cultures". Bahahahaha. 1) I dare you to call a person from India, "Pakastani" and vice versa. You will be lucky not to get stabbed. 2) These crashes are not related. That never crossed your mind?

Well that is a lie. From the Pakistan International AirlinesFlight 8303 final report "PCAA [Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority] initiated scrutiny of flight crew licensing records during the year 2019 to address dubious pilot’s licenses. The licenses of both flight crew were found to be valid and clear of all suspicions."

So because some other pilots in another country had licensing problems, therefore according to you (and with no evidence) these pilots in this crash must have had licensing problems. You don't know and have no evidence but it must be true according to you.

What does that matter? You could not be bothered to read this 15 page report (which you admit) to check facts.

No. Airlines do not have final authority over which pilots are in the cockpit. All pilots have to be certified to fly that plane according to each country's governing body.

What do you mean "properly trained pilot" and US? Is that your way of trying to insinuate the pilots were unqualified because there were "foreigners"? That is not true. All pilots were qualified according to Boeing as Boeing said they did not change the plane enough to warrant recertification of any pilots who had their 737 certifications

You missed the part where all pilots were qualified to fly the 737 MAX according to Boeing. Well, Boeing lied.

According the preliminary report, the FAA issued an advisory in 2018 predicting this type of failure. The FAA advised inspection and replacement of faulty switches; however, it was an advisory not a mandate so Air India and other airlines did not have to check or fix the problem. This accident might be the first incident of this problem involving deaths. The final report note any prior incidents where the switches have failed. Based on this incident causing deaths, I speculate the FAA will not convert the advisory to a mandate.