- By Chetna Shree
- Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:52 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday ordered enhanced safety inspections for the Boeing 787-8/9 fleet of Air India. This move by DGCA comes after a tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 people, including the crew members onboard.
The DGCA in an official statement on X said, "As a preventive measure, DGCA hereby directs M/s Air India to carry out the following additional maintenance actions on 787-8/9 aircrafts equipped with Genx engines with immediate effect in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices." The report of the advance safety inspection should be submitted to DGCA for review, the authority added.
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) orders enhanced safety inspection on Boeing 787-8/9 fleet of Air India pic.twitter.com/bj62WbWc9O
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2025
What Are The Additional Inspections?
1. One time check before departure of flight from India w.e.f 15.06.2025, 00:00 Hrs onwards.
(A)Inspection of Fuel Parameter Monitoring and associated system checks.
(B)Inspection of Cabin air compressor and associated systems.
(C)Electronic Engine Control-System Test.
(D)Engine Fuel Driven Actuator-Operational Test and oil system check.
(E)Serviceability check of the Hydraulic system.
(F)Review of Take-off parameters.
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2. ‘Flight Control Inspection' to be introduced in transit inspection till further notice.
3. Power assurance checks to be carried out within two weeks.
4. Closure of maintenance action based upon the review of repetitive snags during the last 15 days on B787-8/9 aircraft at the earliest.
Ahmedabad Plane Crash
The Ahmedabad-London Gatwick Boeing 787-8 Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff in the Mehaninagar area, Ahmedabad. The flight with 242 onboard, including the crew members, turned into a ball of fire in seconds, killing 241 people. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the lone survivor of the tragic incident. Further investigation is underway.