DGCA also asked the airline to have Electronic Engine Control- System Test, Engine Fuel Driven Actuator-Operational Test and oil system check, Serviceability check of Hydraulic system and Review of Take-off parameters.“Flight Control Inspection will have to be introduced in transit inspection till further notice, and Power assurance checks to be carried out within two weeks. Closure of maintenance action based upon the review of repetitive snags during the last 15 days on B787-8/9 aircraft at the earliest,” said the DGCA letter.Air India currently operates a fleet of more than two dozen 787-8s, which it uses for long-haul international routes including to the UK, North America, and the Middle East.In a tragic incident, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday. The aircraft, bound for London, went down in Meghani Nagar in Ahmedabad.
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