The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft, which was scheduled to fly to Gatwick, London, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. According to the airline, only one of the 242 passengers on board the plane survived. The plane was being flown by Captain Sumit Sabharwal, who had 8,200 hours of flying experience and was a line training captain. He was accompanied as co-pilot by First Officer Clive Kunder, who had 1,100 hours of flying experience.
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) orders enhanced safety inspection on Boeing 787-8/9 fleet of Air India.
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) orders enhanced safety inspection on Boeing 787-8/9 fleet of Air India pic.twitter.com/bj62WbWc9O
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2025
According to the order issued by them, “On 12.06.2025 M/s Air India B787-800 aircraft met with an accident while operating flight Al-171(Ahmedabad-Gatwick). As a preventive measure DGCA hereby directs M/s Air India to carryout following additional maintenance actions on B787-8/9 aircrafts equipped with Genx engines with immediate effect in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices.”
The statement mentioned that, “Closure of maintenance action based upon the review of repetitive snags during the last 15 days on B787-8/9 aircraft at the earliest. One time check before departure of flight from India w.e.f 15.06.2025, (00:00) Hrs onwards.
a) Inspection of Fuel Parameter Monitoring and associated system checks.
b) Inspection of Cabin air compressor and associated systems.
c) Electronic Engine Control-System Test.
d) Engine Fuel Driven Actuator-Operational Test and oil system check.
e) Serviceability check of Hydraulic system.
f) Review of Take-off parameters.
‘Flight Control Inspection’ to be introduced in transit inspection till further notice. Power assurance checks to be carried out within two weeks. The report of the above checks is to be submitted to DGCA for review. This issues with the approval of competent authority.”
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