NEW DELHI: Data from a black box of the Air India Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 has been downloaded at Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau lab, govt mentioned Thursday. Intitial information about causes resulting in the accident is likely to be identified in the subsequent seven to 10 days.With the black bins being examined regionally, the ultimate report is anticipated to be out in a month, as a substitute of the six-month time-frame given earlier, sources mentioned. Civil aviation ministry mentioned the crash safety module from the entrance black box was safely retrieved, and on Wednesday, the reminiscence module was accessed.While the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of AI-171 which crashed inside minutes of take-off was recovered on June 13, the Flight Data Recorders (FDR) have been discovered in the particles three days later. Like the sooner follow, this time too, there have been plans to ship the black bins to the US for examination, particularly because it concerned the primary Dreamliner crash. But on the suggestion of the highest management, it was determined to ship them to the AAIB lab, sources mentioned. As a consequence, the 2 have been flown to Delhi in separate Indian Air Force planes final Tuesday.“The analysis of CVR and FDR data is under way. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences. All actions have been taken in full compliance with domestic laws and international obligations in a time-bound manner,” the official assertion mentioned.Information concerning the causes is being anticipated in document time, in lower than a month, as that is the primary instance of the data of a plane that crashed in Indian territory being examined in the nation’s labs itself, mentioned a senior official. The lab is compliant with worldwide requirements. A staff of over 20 consultants from National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US, who arrived in Ahmedabad on June 13, at the moment are in the Capital, analyzing the data with Indian consultants.The delay in saying the composition of the staff probing the AI-171 crash a fortnight after the accident has raised questions concerning the investigation. The govt assertion defended the method adopted.“Following the unfortunate accident (on June 12), AAIB promptly initiated an investigation and constituted a multi-disciplinary team on June 13, 2025, in line with prescribed norms. The team, constituted as per international protocol, is led by DG AAIB, and includes an aviation medicine specialist, an air traffic control (ATC) officer, and representatives from NTSB which is the govt investigating agency from the state of manufacture and design (US), as required for such investigations,” it mentioned. Apart from DG AAIB GVG Yugandhar, names of others on the probe panel have to date not been made public.
