Multiple defects reappearing on jets: DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said it has found several flaws within domestic airline operations at some airports, where “reported defects” reappeared several times on aircraft following inspections.

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The aviation regulator, which ordered a new set of Comprehensive Special Audits of airports to enhance safety following the jolt to the country's civil aviation sector in the wake of the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, found “multiple cases wherein the reported defects re-appeared many times on the aircraft indicating the ineffective monitoring and inadequate rectification action on the defects/repeated defects.”

As part of the inspections, certain safety violations and lapses have been identified and action is being taken, including in line maintenance stores, where tool control procedures were not followed, the regulator said in a statement.