India, June 14 -- The Federation of Indian Pilots have flagged the preliminary report on Air India flight AI-171 crash and suggested that the deployment of Ram Air Turbine (RAT) may not be linked to the fuel interruption.

In a letter to the Director General, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, the pilots' body said the simulator testing on Boeing 787 does not support the timeline contained in the AAIB Preliminary Report.

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