FAA requested airways to examine B737 plane that haven’t flown for 7 days or extra(Representational)
New Delhi:
Aviation regulator DGCA has directed Indian airways to examine the Boeing B737 plane of their fleet after the US aviation regulator FAA issued an emergency directive on this matter on Friday, officers mentioned.
Three Indian airways — SpiceJet, Air India Express and Vistara — have B737 plane of their fleet.
The emergency directive was “prompted by four single-engine shutdowns” that occurred as a result of compromised air verify valves within the engines of the sure B737 plane, mentioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in its emergency directive.
The FAA requested the airways to examine their B737 plane that haven’t flown for seven days or extra and those which have operated no more than 10 flights after return to service.
A senior DGCA official mentioned the Indian regulator has requested Indian carriers SpiceJet, Vistara and Air India Express to examine their B737 plane as directed by the FAA. Another Directorate General of Civil Aviation official mentioned inspection of among the Indian plane has already been executed by their proprietor airways.
Boeing, in an announcement, mentioned, “Out of an abundance of caution, Boeing has advised operators of 737 Classic airplanes (series -300 to -500) and Next-Generation 737s (series -600 to -900) to inspect an engine valve for corrosion. With airplanes being stored or used infrequently due to lower demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, the valve can be more susceptible to corrosion.”
Boeing is offering inspection and substitute info to fleet homeowners in the event that they discover a difficulty, it added.
SpiceJet spokesperson mentioned the FAA airworthiness directive (AD) applies to a small variety of 737s in its fleet that haven’t but accomplished 10 cycles on return of plane to service.
“They are being inspected. The majority of our planes have completed 10 cycles already and are not affected by this AD,” the SpiceJet spokesperson added.
On this matter, Vistara spokesperson mentioned, “Vistara is in compliance of the directive. The inspection of the engines of all six of our B737 aircraft has already been completed.”
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
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