NEW DELHI: Lack of proper training, unsupervised maintenance and the airline not adhering to “basic maintenance practices” led to a young SpiceJet technician losing his life while servicing an aircraft at Kolkata airport in the early hours of July 9. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has completed its probe into the accident that claimed life of 22-year-old technician Rohit Pandey when he got stuck in the Bombardier Q400’s main landing gear door.
The DGCA had set up a panel to investigate this shocking case and has now got the report. “…the trainee (engineer) was not trained and was carrying out work on the aircraft without any supervision by a trained/ licensed engineer. Further, the landing gear door pin was not installed, which may have prevented the landing gear door to retract due pressuring of the hydraulic system… contributory factors to the fatal incident include lack of training, unsupervised maintenance by unlicensed/unauthorized personnel and non-adherence to basic maintenances practices.
