Relatives of four victims from the June 12 Air India Boeing 787 crash have filed a lawsuit in Delaware, alleging faulty fuel switches made by Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Honeywell (HON) contributed to the accident that killed 260 people, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The complaint cites a 2018 FAA advisory urging inspections of fuel cutoff switches to prevent accidental activation, though the checks weren’t mandatory. India’s accident investigators said Air India had not performed those inspections, but noted the aircraft had complied with all official airworthiness directives.
A cockpit recording suggests the captain cut off fuel flow to the engines seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad, though safety experts told Reuters the switches’ design makes inadvertent activation unlikely.
The lawsuit seeks damages for four passengers who died, marking the first U.S. case stemming from the crash. Boeing (NYSE:BA) declined to comment, and Honeywell (HON) didn’t immediately respond, Reuters reported.