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Air India jet crash fireball was so intense it may have MELTED black boxes as families face agonising wait for answers

THE Air India plane crash generated so much heat that it might have melted the aircraft's black boxes, investigators warned. As grieving families agonisingly wait for answers, authorities rushing to work out the Advertisement 8 The London-bound Air India aircraft crashed on a medical college hostel soon after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad Credit: x/nchorAnandN 8 Investigators have warned the sheer heat generated from the crash could have melted the black boxes Credit: X 8 The plane exploded into a fireball after crashing down into the buildings Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk The London-bound Only one passenger Amit Singh, a former Planes usually carry Advertisement Read more on World 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 Advertisement Most read in The Sun Latest Latest 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 Advertisement Singh said the investigating authorities will scan 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 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. Advertisement 8 More than 270 people died when the plane crashed Credit: Getty 8 Only one passenger survived Credit: 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 Advertisement 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 Advertisement 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. Advertisement 8 People gather at the site of the plane crash Credit: EPA 8 Hundreds scrambled to get word of their loved ones Credit: AP 8 Rescue team members worked to put out the flames Credit: Reuters