Particle.news
Download on the App Store
19 ARTICLES
·
11h ago

Pilots Urge Grounding of Air India’s 787s After Diversion as Airline Denies Electrical Failure

Investigators plan to download AI-154’s flight recorders, reflecting ongoing probes into two recent 787 incidents.

Image
The aircraft landed safely at Dubai, and he flight departed after a delay as it underwent necessary checks.
Image
Image

Overview

  • Air India flight AI-154 from Vienna to Delhi diverted to Dubai on October 9 due to a technical issue, landed safely, was checked, and continued to Delhi on the same aircraft at 08:45 IST.
  • The Federation of Indian Pilots wrote to the Civil Aviation Minister seeking immediate grounding of all Air India Boeing 787s and a DGCA special audit focused on electrical systems and maintenance practices.
  • In its letter, the pilots’ body cited a sudden autopilot failure on AI-154 with related autoflight and guidance degradations, while Air India categorically denied any electrical failure.
  • A senior DGCA official said the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from AI-154 will be downloaded and examined as part of the investigation.
  • Separately, Air India said the October 4 uncommanded deployment of a Ram Air Turbine on AI-117 was neither due to a system fault nor pilot action, and the aircraft was inspected and returned to service.