Air India’s crashed Air India is located in Ahmedabad Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 12 July 2025. The painting only for the purpose of representation. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji
The General Directorate for Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday (October 5, 2025) introduced a detailed investigation into the incident deployment of a rat on Saturday (October 4, 2025) during the AMRITSAR-Birmingham air flight.
The DCGA sources said there was an unlocked message during landing at 400 feet and the RAM air turbine (rat) was deployed. They also said that the pilot did not report any related abnormality and the plane landed safely.
Boeing recommended maintenance, measures were taken to uneven rats and no mismatch was observed, the sources said.
They added that the aircraft is released for service, adding that Boeing released a short previous such cases.
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Sunday (October 5, 2025) called on the General Directorate for Civil Aviation (DGCA) to thoroughly inspect and explore the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 aircraft in India.
The application came the day after Air India Boeing 787 experienced automatic rats in a nearby British city. The plane landed safely.
In his letter DGCA, FIP President of FIP GS Randhawa noted that aircraft monitoring system (AHM) found an error in the bus control unit (BPCU), which could automatically deploy rats.
“The Birmingham Flight occurred when the RAM air turbine was automatically deployed at 500 ft when accessing Birmingham … monitoring aircraft’s health has captured a check units with bus energy that could cause rats automatic deployment,” the letter said. FIP represents more than 5,000 crew members of the cockpit and stressed that the BPCU manages the electricity system of the aircraft, while the rat provides emergency energy in case of double engine failure or overall electronic or hydraulic failure.
The FIP, quoted in the June Air India Flight AI 171, which killed 260 people, said the engine or hydraulic/electrical disorders or software failures are among the potential causes.
“There were numerous incidents on the B-787.
FIP noted that after the AI 171 DGCA crash, only fuel switches were checked over 787 Air India fleet. AAIB preliminary report indicated that the engine fuel switches were cut off by a second after Ahmedabad raised, one pilot challenging the action and the other by rejecting responsibility.
“It should be noted that the Birmingham incident is another indicator on the Air India accident on the B-787. In the interest of Air Safety, FIP insists that DGCA must thoroughly check and explore the B-787 aircraft electrical system in the country.”
The American manufacturer Boeing still has to comment on the June accident, one of the deadliest air disasters in India in the last three decades.
(With PTI inputs)
Published – 5th October 2025 17:25 is
