India, Feb. 3 -- The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday launched an inspection of an Air India Boeing 787 aircraft that was grounded a day earlier after a pilot reported abnormal behaviour of the fuel control switch (FCS) on one of its engines, triggering safety checks and a fleet-wide reinspection by the airline.

The commander of the aircraft flagged the issue in the log book after observing abnormal behaviour of the left engine FCS on the Boeing 787-8 aircraft VT-ANX, which was delivered to Air India in 2017. The entry stated: "...Left Control Switch slips from RUN to CUT OFF when pushed down slightly, it does not lock in its position, defects nil."

Officials said the affected component would be removed after obtaini...