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The aircraft quickly began to lose altitude.<br>The switches then returned to the &#8220;RUN&#8221; position and the engines appeared to be gathering power, but &#8220;one of the pilots transmitted \u2019MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY\u2019&#8221;, the report said.<br>Air traffic controllers asked the pilots what was wrong, but then saw the plane crashing and called emergency personnel to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Investigation ongoing<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week, specialist website The Air Current, citing multiple sources familiar with the probe, reported it had &#8220;narrowed its focus to the movement of the engine fuel switches&#8221;, while noting that full analysis will &#8220;take months &#8212; if not longer&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added that &#8220;the focus of the investigators could change during that time&#8221;.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian agency\u2019s report said that the US Federal Aviation Administration had issued an information bulletin in 2018 about &#8220;the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature&#8221;.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the concern was not considered an &#8220;unsafe condition&#8221; that would warrant a more serious directive, Air India told investigators it did not carry out suggested inspections as they were &#8220;advisory and not mandatory&#8221;.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India was compliant with all airworthiness directives and alert service bulletins on the aircraft, the report said. 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