The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated on Tuesday that 40 Boeing 737 Max planes of home carriers have been inspected for doable loose {hardware}, and a washer was lacking in a single plane the place rectification was carried out. Akasa Air, Air India Express, and SpiceJet collectively function 40 Boeing 737 Max planes inside their fleets.
Boeing had suggested a complete one-time inspection of all Boeing 737 Max plane earlier than January 10, following info obtained a few lacking nut and washer within the Aft Rudder Quadrant of one of these planes. This precautionary inspection was really useful independently of the incident involving Alaska Airlines and is unrelated to it.
A senior DGCA official said that inspections on 39 out of the 40 Boeing 737 Max planes owned by the three Indian carriers revealed no points, besides for a lacking washer discovered on one plane. They assured that crucial rectification according to Boeing’s suggestions was swiftly carried out earlier than the discharge of this particular plane. The inspection of the remaining plane is scheduled to be accomplished earlier than its service launch.
“Rectification action as per recommendations of Boeing has been taken prior to the release of this aircraft. Inspection on the remaining aircraft will be completed prior to release for service,” the official stated.
(With PTI inputs)
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