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Trying repeatedly to follow the whole thread plus updates but loading on the iPhone constantly jumps backwards and forwards making it a struggle to cover everything.

Two points which may or may not have relevance. One is just before the final crash, a dark-looking cover(?) flies up into the air. Could this be the first contact with sound that the surviving passenger alleges he heard?

Secondly the cost of aviation fuel seems to be comparatively more expensive in India than either Japan (leg before) or the UK (following leg). Would this effect refuelling procedures within India, supposing a company directive to save when possible?

(Frequent long-haul passenger.)

This paragraph from the BBC article above contains wording which suggests a secondary but important angle:

Quote: "The analysis of CVR and FDR [flight data recorder] data is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," the ministry said in a statement.

These 'contributing factors' will surely be what is taking time to pin down.

If I did something stupid as a child, and if my brother questioned it, the embarrassing realization would pretty quickly lead me to reverse the action even while denying it had ever taken place. Psychology 101.

What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171? | Aviation News | Al Jazeera

A fairly neutral, balanced and readable article touching lightly on and summarizing almost all of the issues presently being raised.
(Not a long read.)

To be exact, the linked article specifies \x91latch\x92, as in fuel control switch latch.