Key Takeaways
- DGCA issues additional safety guidelines for Air India’s Boeing 787, including inspections and maintenance measures to be carried out before operation and maintenance.
- Air India must carry out additional maintenance actions on Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines, including inspections for fuel parameter monitoring and related system checks.
- These measures will come into effect from June 15, as per the order issued by the DGCA.
New Delhi: In the wake of air crash involving Boeing Dreamliner 787, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued guidelines to Air India for additional safety inspections and measures to be carried out before the operation and maintenance of the aircraft.
In an order issued here, the aviation regulator stated that an Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating flight AI-171 (Ahmedabad to Gatwick) met with an accident on Thursday. As a preventive measure, the DGCA has directed Air India to carry out additional maintenance actions on Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines, in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices.
These measures will come into effect from June 15, the order said.
The DGCA has directed Air India to carry out additional maintenance actions on Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines. This includes fuel parameter monitoring and related system checks, cabin air compressor and associated systems, and electronic engine control system testing.
In addition, a review of the flight readiness parameters should be conducted, and a ‘flight control inspection’ must be included in the transit checks until further notice.
A power assurance check should be carried out within two weeks, and maintenance actions on Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft must be ensured at the earliest based on a review of recurring faults observed over the past 15 days.
The DGCA stated that the complete report of the above-mentioned inspections must be submitted to the DGCA for review.
