DGCA investigates ‘uncommanded’ RAT deployment on Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight to Birmingham

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating a major safety incident where an Air India flight to Birmingham, UK, deployed its Ram Air Turbine (RAT) without command. The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraf,t reportedly deployed its RAT system — usually used in case of engine failure, just before landing, according to a PTI report.

In a major incident involving an Air India plane, Ram Air Turbine, which is usually used in case of engine failures, got deployed without any command from a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft a few minutes before landing at the Birmingham airport on Saturday, according to officials.