DGCA asks Air India to inspect on B787 fleet

Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed Air India to reinspect the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) stowage on all aircraft where the PCM module has been replaced recently. The move follows two recent technical incidents involving the airline's Boeing 787 aircraft.

- Neha LM Tripathi

“Air India has been advised to reinspect the RAT for stowage for all the aircraft whose PCM module was replaced in the recent past,” a senior DGCA official said. The PCM (power conditioning module) is an essential part of a Boeing 787 aircraft's electrical power system.

The official added that further investigation in the Amritsar-Birmingham flight, where the RAT automatically got deployed, is in progress.

The DGCA has also sought a “comprehensive report” from Boeing on the preventive measures to be implemented in connection with the un-commanded RAT deployment incident.