India’s air safety authority has requested further details from Boeing Co following the unexpected activation of an emergency power system on an Air India 787 Dreamliner last Saturday, according to a government insider.
Representatives from Boeing and Air India have yet to comment on the matter.
The aircraft crew, en route from Amritsar, India to Birmingham, UK, noticed the activation of the emergency power system, the Ram Air Turbine (RAT), during the final approach. Air India reported on Sunday that the plane landed safely, with all electrical and hydraulic parameters normal. After a brief grounding for inspection, the aircraft resumed service.
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The incident took place at 500 feet (152 meters), as reported by the Federation of Indian Pilots.
The pilots’ union urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical systems on the country’s Dreamliners, as per an email to aviation ministry officials.
Neither Boeing nor the ministry spokesperson has responded to the pilots’ union’s email.
In June, an Air India Boeing 787 crash resulted in 260 fatalities. Indian investigators’ preliminary report indicated that the aircraft’s fuel engine switches nearly simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff shortly after takeoff.
