Monday, October 07, 2013

Air India's Chennai-Delhi Dreamliner was missing navigation coordinates, Directorate General of Civil Aviation seeks report

The DGCA has asked the national carrier Air India for a detailed report on the technical problem that occurred at the Chennai airport in its famed Dreamliner aircraft. The Chennai-Delhi Dreamliner was supposed to talk off at around 10:45 am when the pilot detected some technical problem in the aircraft as it was readying to take off and asked the engineering department for a re-check before take off.

Though the airline officials termed it as a mere technical glitch, a crew on board the aircraft on condition of anonymity told Headlines Today that the navigation coordinates were not appearing on the cockpit and that things were not fine with the engine as well. He added that the same problem was faced a couple of days back in London and Paris, raising the issue yet again if the Dreamliners were a safe bet to fly. Air India refused to comment on this aspect.

Speaking exclusively to Headlines Today, the DGCA office maintained that the matter was very serious and from air safety point of view, a detailed report had been sought. DGCA added that it would be too premature to draw any conclusion on the matter but stressed that a careful view would be taken on it, adding that the passenger safety was paramount for the airline and the regulator as such.

Air India on its part maintained that they were prompt in providing in food and water to the passengers and had regretted the inconvenience caused. The passengers however complained that they were made to wait for several hours and informed of the problem only by noon time. It was only by the late evening time that another flight could take off.

The Boeing Dreamliner 787 requires specially trained engineers and their absence on Monday at the Chennai airport was yet another reason why the aircraft got delayed much to the irritation of the passengers.
 

Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in

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