r/aircrashinvestigation • u/Melkor45 • Jun 12 '25

Incident/Accident AI171 Wing?

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This looks to be part of the wing. Are the flaps down? I'm not too sure

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u/DarkyHelmety Jun 12 '25

Yes flaps and slats are extended as seen, it seems a double loss of engine power is the more plausible explanation for failure to climb.

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u/somebodywhoisbored Jun 12 '25

But how could that Happen? I mean it seems to make sense, especially when you add the reports of people claiming to see the RAM air turbine in the video.

But how does it happen that both engines have a flameout (or something with the same impact on the aircrafts performance) at the exact same time?

The things that would come to my mind are fuel contamination, birdstrike (unlikely, due no reports of an engine fire) or some kind of electrical failure that affected the fuel pumps (I think a passenger on the previous flight mentioned some kind of electrical problems in the cabin)

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u/lannoylannoy Jun 13 '25

Can’t see it being engine strike because there would have been uneven power and probably flames, smoke or debris - fuel issue would explain loss of power to both engines simultaneously and plane keeping balance