Air India’s fleet of Boeing 787s poses no significant safety risks: DGCA

Air India's fleet of Boeing 787s poses no significant safety risks: DGCA

On Tuesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) declared that it had not discovered any significant safety issues with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by Air India.

Following a meeting with senior Air India executives, the aviation watchdog stated that the surveillance of the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft did not uncover any significant safety issues.

No serious safety issues were found during the most recent surveillance of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet. According to a statement from the DGCA, the aircraft and related maintenance systems were determined to be in compliance with current safety regulations.

There are 33 Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft in Air India’s fleet. A “enhanced safety inspection” was also completed by 24 of Air India’s 33 Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the DGCA.

Recent operational data was also analyzed as part of the aviation watchdog’s investigation, with an emphasis on Air India’s wide-body operations, specifically the Boeing 787 aircraft.

Following the tragic crash of the Tata Group airline’s flight destined for London, which occurred just seconds after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport, the DGCA last week ordered increased safety checks of Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 fleet.

In order to prevent this, the DGCA instructed Air India to coordinate with the relevant DGCA regional offices to do additional maintenance on Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft with Genx engines immediately.

Among these are the cabin air compressor and related systems, the fuel parameter monitoring and related system inspections, and a one-time check prior to the flight’s departure from India starting on June 15.

Additionally, Air India had to do an oil system check, an engine fuel-driven actuator-operational test, and an electronic engine control system test. In addition, the airline had to evaluate take-off parameters, perform a serviceability check on the aircraft hydraulic system, and implement “Flight Control Inspection” in transit inspection until further notice.