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THE Air India plane crash generated so much heat that it might have melted the aircraft’s black boxes, investigators warned.

While families in mourning anxiously await explanations, officials have warned that determining the cause of the incident might be a lengthy process.

Large fire and smoke from a plane crash.
The London-bound Air India aircraft crashed on a medical college hostel soon after taking off from the western city of AhmedabadCredit: x/nchorAnandN
Investigators have warned the sheer heat generated from the crash could have melted the black boxesCredit: X
Debris from a plane crash.
The plane exploded into a fireball after crashing down into the buildingsCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

The Air India flight headed for London, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, collided with a medical college hostel shortly after its departure from Ahmedabad in the west.

Tragically, only one passenger survived, with 241 passengers and 29 individuals on the ground perishing in one of India’s most devastating aviation tragedies in years.

Amit Singh, a former pilot and an aviation expert, said the recovery of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders – or black boxes – are crucial to piece together the sequence of events.

Planes usually carry two black boxes, which are small but tough electronic flight data recorders.

One records flight data, such as altitude and speed, whilst the other monitors the cockpit sound.

But whilst both devices are designed to survive accidents, investigators have warned the heat generated from the crash could have melted the boxes.

The first was recovered from a rooftop near where the plane came down just 28 hours after the crash.

We already know that the pilot, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, made a desperate mayday call to air traffic control in the moments before the disaster.

He cried out: “‘Thrust not achieved […] falling […] Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!”

The two pilots then wrestled for 17 seconds with the controls as the jet sank through the air before careening into the buildings below.

New video of doomed Air India flight ‘shows Boeing 787 did lose power’ just before crash

Sabharwal had 22 years of experience and had racked up 8,200 in the air.

The plane gained just a few hundred feet of altitude when the power apparently cut out, killing more Brits than any air disaster since 9/11.

Singh said the investigating authorities will scan CCTV footage of the nearby area and speak with witnesses to get to the root cause of the crash.

Investigators will also study the pilot training records, total load of the aircraft and any thrust issues related to the plane’s engine.

The Indian government has also set up a separate committee to examine the causes leading to the crash and work out ways to prevent a disaster like this happening again.

But despite the large cohort of investigators working to find out what happened on that fateful flight, aircraft bosses warned it could take some time because of the “charred” plane.

Large plume of black smoke rising above buildings in Meghaninagar, Gujarat, India following a plane crash.
More than 270 people died when the plane crashedCredit: Getty
Debris of an Air India passenger plane crashed into a building.
Only one passenger survivedCredit: X

The committee is expected to file a preliminary report within three months.

Authorities have also begun inspecting and carrying out additional maintenance and checks of Air India’s entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners to prevent any future incident.

Air India has 33 Dreamliners in its fleet.

The plane that crashed was 12 years old. Boeing planes have been plagued by safety issues on other types of aircraft.

There are currently around 1,200 of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft worldwide and this was the first deadly crash in 16 years of operation, according to experts.

Since the devastating incident Air India has cancelled multiple scheduled flights.

Flight AI 159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday, and arrive at Gatwick airport at 6.25pm BST.

Air India’s website shows the flight was initially delayed by one hour and 50 minutes but was later cancelled.

A flight from Gatwick to Amritsar, India, set to depart at 8pm BST was also axed, as well as Paris-bound flight AI143 from Delhi.

The cancelled flights were scheduled to be operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which is the same type of aircraft that crashed on June 12.

A fire-damaged building with onlookers.
People gather at the site of the plane crashCredit: EPA
People surveying the wreckage of a plane crash.
Hundreds scrambled to get word of their loved onesCredit: AP
Rescue team members extinguish a fire at an airplane crash site.
Rescue team members worked to put out the flamesCredit: Reuters
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