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Why do early turbulence claims get revised?
NDTV··10 Aug
Airlines often describe sudden altitude loss as turbulence before flight data recorders, maintenance logs and pilot statements are fully reviewed. On AI2379, ALPAI and sources now point to hydraulic and flight control failures on VT-EXO. AAIB's serious incident probe and DGCA derostering follow an initial positive dope test. What evidence timeline turns a turbulence label into a systems failure inquiry?
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What It Means For You
- Passengers on Air India AI2379 can note seventeen injuries after the August 4 Phuket Delhi flight lost about three hundred feet of altitude.
- Frequent flyers can watch whether AAIB's serious incident probe confirms turbulence or points to flight control failures.
- Aviation observers can track DGCA derostering of pilots while an initial dope test returned positive pending confirmation.
What's Happening
- Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi on August 4 lost about three hundred feet of altitude; seventeen passengers were injured.
- The airline initially cited turbulence, but sources and ALPAI point to hydraulic and flight control cascade failures.
- AAIB is probing a serious incident on Airbus A320 VT-EXO; DGCA derostered pilots after an initial positive dope test.
When Turbulence Reports Meet Hydraulic Failure Claims
- Early airline statements often cite weather before technical logs and pilot reports are fully examined.
- Hydraulic and flight control cascades can produce sudden altitude loss unlike typical clear air turbulence.
- Derostering and toxicology checks run parallel to airworthiness investigations after serious incident classifications.
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