India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, orders and monitors inspections of fuel control switches on an Air India Boeing 787-8. According to reports, the move follows an incident in which a pilot reported abnormal or defective behaviour of the fuel control switch after operating Air India flight AI132 on February 2. The aircraft identified in the reports is VT-ANX. After the report, earlier checks reportedly indicate the switch was functioning as expected, but the DGCA still directs a further inspection at the aircraft manufacturer’s facilities in the United States. Business Standard and News18 state that DGCA officials will be present during the inspection at Boeing’s facility and will oversee the checks in the presence of Air India personnel and officers. NDTV similarly reports that India will monitor the inspection at Boeing’s location abroad. The inspections are part of an ongoing safety probe into the reported switch issue, with the regulator seeking to confirm the switch’s condition and behaviour under relevant maintenance or manufacturing assessments.
DGCA to oversee Air India 787 fuel switch inspections at Boeing facility
India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, orders and monitors inspections of fuel control switches on an Air India Boeing 787-8. According to reports, the move follows an incident in which a pilot reporte...
- DGCA orders inspections of the fuel control switch on an Air India Boeing 787-8 at Boeing’s US facility.
- The action follows a report of abnormal behaviour or a defect by an Air India pilot after flight AI132.
- The aircraft referenced in reports is VT-ANX.
- DGCA officials will monitor/oversee the inspection in the presence of Air India officers.
- Earlier tests reportedly found the switch functional, but further inspection is still ordered as part of a safety probe.
On February 2, an Air India pilot reported a defect with the fuel control switch of the Boeing 787-8 plane VT-ANX after operating the AI132 flight.
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