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| September 4, 2009 | DGCA recommends derostering of Air India maintenance engineer for fuel leak | | Mumbai: The Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered the derostering of the maintenance
engineer who was working on Air India flight 829 after it developed a fuel leak.
The DGCA has ordered a detailed probe into the fuel leak from the wings of an
Air India flight that caused one of the engines to catch fire. Ruling out the
possibility of a technical snag leading to the grounding of the aircraft at Mumbai
Airport on Friday morning, aviation experts said the fuel leaked onto the heated
engines of the aircraft and that had caused the fire. Had it not been detected,
they said it could have led to a major catastrophe in the air. They said that
timely information provided by a passenger led the crew to stop the flight from
taxing off the runway for Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. Flight 829 was immediately
grounded when sparks were detected flying out of one of the engines. The 213 passengers
onboard were evacuated by slides to safety. Four fire engines were rushed to the
spot, as also other equipment and personnel.
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