AirAsia India plane’s fairing panel found missing; DGCA orders probe
Aviation regulator DGCA is probing an incident where a fairing panel was found missing on the wing of an AirAsia plane that landed at the airport here on Monday, according to a senior official.
The aircraft, carrying 143 passengers, had landed from Bengaluru.
In aviation parlance, an aircraft fairing is a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag.
“AirAsia India flight i5-612 from Bengaluru to Mumbai reported a section of a fairing panel missing during post-flight inspection,” the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.
The panel was not a load-bearing member of the aircraft structure, it added.
