Aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has directed airline operators to check fuel switch locking systems — including those on Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft — by the 21st of this month.
The Federal Aviation Administration in 2018 had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature on certain models of Boeing aircraft, including 787s and 737s.
DGCA said that it has come to its notice that several operators, internationally as well as domestically, have initiated inspection of their aircraft fleet as per the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.
