IndiGo fined Rs 30 lakh by DGCA for chronic failures
IndiGo was given a fine of Rs 30 lakh by the DGCA because of various systemic flaws. This year, the largest airline in the country was involved in four tail strike accidents involving A321 aircraft over the course of a span of six months.
MUMBAI: The aviation watchdog DGCA fined IndiGo Rs 30 lakh on Friday for several systemic errors in the documentation of operations, training, and technical procedures.
In the course of six months this year, the nation’s largest airline saw four tail strike accidents on A321 aircraft, which prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a special audit in June.
IndiGo said in a statement that it is reviewing the DGCA order and will reply to it as soon as possible.
The regulator claimed that during the special audit, it examined the airline’s operations, training, engineering, and FDM programme documentation and procedures.
The term “Flight Data Monitoring” is used.
A few structural flaws were found in IndiGo’s documentation of its operations/training procedures and engineering procedures during the special examination.
The airline received a show cause notice, and according to the DGCA, the carrier’s response “was reviewed at various levels and was not found satisfactory.”
The announcement stated, “Therefore, DGCA has fined IndiGo Airlines Rs 30 lakh and also directed them to amend their documents and procedures in line with DGCA requirements and OEM guidelines.”
Original Equipment Manufacturer is referred to as OEM.
Two IndiGo pilots’ flying privileges were banned earlier this week by the DGCA for breaking safety regulations after the aircraft they were flying experienced a tail strike while landing at the Ahmedabad airport last month.
In the meantime, IndiGo said in a statement on Friday that it had been given 15 days to respond to the special audit that was conducted in June in the areas of documentation and process on operations, training, and the FDM programme.
The airline stated that the “DGCA audit was probably conducted in light of four tail strike incidents involving A321 aircraft in the past six months.”
IndiGo also stated that it did not violate any OEM-established or regulatory manual-approved procedures in its July 19 response to the show cause notice.
However, following a review of IndiGo’s show cause notice, the DGCA levied a fine of Rs 30 lakh on July 28, 2023.
“IndiGo has been given a month to consider filing an appeal against the ruling. IndiGo stated in the statement that it is reviewing the DGCA order and will reply to it as soon as possible.
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