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Informist, Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025

 

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--DGCA: Carried out comprehensive surveillance at major airports 
--DGCA: Found multiple cases of repeated defects on aircrafts 
--DGCA: Repeated defects on aircrafts show ineffective monitoring 
--DGCA: Repeated defects on aircrafts show inadequate rectification action 
--DGCA: To continue comprehensive surveillance to detect hazards in systems 
--DGCA: Found work order was not followed during maintenance of aircraft 
--DGCA: Defect reports by aircraft system not recorded in technical logbook 
--DGCA: Asked airport operators to take corrective actions within 7 days

 

NEW DELHI – The Directorate General of Civil Aviation's surveillance of aircraft at major airports across the country, including Mumbai and New Delhi, covering flight operations, ramp safety, air traffic control, and other critical areas revealed a host of shortcomings that need fixes, according to a press release Tuesday from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The operators concerned have been asked to take the necessary corrective action within seven days.

 

Two teams led by a joint director general of the DGCA conducted the surveillance operation to check compliance with regulatory requirements and to identify areas of weakness that need improvement. The teams found multiple cases wherein defects reported in an aircraft reappeared many times, indicating ineffective monitoring and inadequate rectification. Operators did not follow line maintenance stores and tool control procedures either, the ministry said.

 

Airlines did not follow work orders during aircraft maintenance and the defect reports generated by the aircraft systems were not recorded in the technical logbooks, the surveillance showed. In addition, several life vests were not secured properly beneath the designated seats in the aircraft.

 

The surveillance found that the centre line marking of an airport runway was faded. Elsewhere, a simulator that was checked did not match the aircraft configuration, nor was the software updated to the latest version. "A domestic flight of a scheduled carrier was cancelled due to worn tyres and it was released only after the required rectification was carried out," the ministry said in its press release. The release did not reveal the names of the airport operators or airline companies found wanting.

 

The civil aviation regulator had issued an order Thursday to initiate an assessment of India's aviation ecosystem to strengthen safety measures. "Process of comprehensive surveillance will continue in future to detect hazards in system," the ministry said. 

 

These checks follow the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad on Jun. 12 which claimed the lives of all but one of the 242 people on board. The aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick airport, crashed seconds after takeoff. According to media reports, at least 19 people on the ground also died.  End

 

Reported by Anand JC

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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