According to a TOI report, the incident occurred on 14 June at 2:56 pm as the aircraft flew through a serious thunderstorm on the national capital.
Detailed body aircraft, registered VT-ALJ, received a stall warning, as well as cautious from two “Dont Sink” ground proximity warning system (GPWS), conscious the crew for abnormal damage in height. The officials aware of the case confirmed that the aircraft fell about 900 feet during the initial climb.
Although the flight eventually landed safely in Vienna after 9 hours and 8 minutes, near-Aapada has started investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Both pilots have been removed from flying duty, and the airline’s security chief has been called for questioning.
‘Stick Sheker’ alert triggers an immediate pilot response
According to officials, the crew received a stick shaker alert – a serious warning that violently shakes flight controls and warns an adjacent aerodynamic stall. This system is designed to hold the attention of the pilots immediately and demand corrective action.
“An contradiction incident of aircraft stick shaker and GPWS caution was involved in the event. Soon after the takeoff, Stick Shaker Warning and GPW did not show caution. Stall warning came once and GPWS Caution came twice. During the climb, there was a height of about 900 feet during the climb. A height of about 900 feet was done. The data was reviewed after the incident, which revealed many alerts in which the early pools reported in the early pool report Not reflected. The original flight report states that the stall was mentioned only after the “Standery Shaker due to Turbulance”, leaving the stall warning.
DGCA takes the stern view because the probe speeds up the post-cross
The incident came only a few days after the AI 171 tragedy, which killed many people and immediately questioned Air India’s operational security. In response, DGCA launched an increased monitoring of the airline fleet and security protocols.
An Air India spokesman said: “On receiving the pilot’s report, the matter was revealed to the DGCA as per the regulations. Later, further investigation was started when the data received from the aircraft recorder, further investigation was launched. The pilots have been pending the results of the investigation.”
As part of the fall from the June 14 incident, both pilots were immediately discontinued, and the head of Air India’s head security was called by the regulator.
On 17 June, the DGCA formally expressed concern about “recent maintenance related issues” and directed the airline to focus on security to increase coordination in departments-engineering, operation and ground handling-focusing on security.
Insiders in the industry say that the notion of security in Air India has changed dramatically. “Old Air India (PSU Time) had no time -running comfortable aircraft, but safety was never an issue. Now the aircraft, at least narrow body fleet, are better, but passengers are apprehensive about security after the terrible AI 171 crash. The new management and the new owner need to win the passenger and employee trust as soon as possible.
The Vienna-bound aircraft proceeded to Toronto with a fresh crew after stopping in Europe. The incident is under investigation.
(With input from toi)
