NEW DELHI: India’s aviation safety regulator found multiple aircraft-maintenance lapses in an audit of airlines and airports ordered after the crash of Air India flight AI171, including recurring defects that indicate inadequate monitoring and correction.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation also found unserviceable ground-handling equipment such as baggage trolleys in its surveillance of airports in New Delhi and Mumbai, as well as maintenance procedures such as tool controls and work-order instructions that weren’t being followed.
