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Air India altitude drop probe widens beyond turbulence
NDTV··11 Aug
Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi lost about 300 feet on August 4, injuring 17 people including crew. Initial airline language cited turbulence, but later notes omitted that word. Sources now point to hydraulic and flight-control faults over Odisha. AAIB is investigating the serious incident, with Airbus and France's BEA assisting on recorder analysis.
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What It Means For You
- Passengers on the Phuket-Delhi sector can follow the AAIB serious-incident probe for an official cause.
- Travellers can note Airbus and French BEA support now sit alongside Indian investigators.
- Families of the injured can track hospital updates while 17 people were reported hurt.
What's Happening
- AI2379 lost about 300 feet of altitude on August 4, injuring 17 occupants.
- Early turbulence wording gave way to reports of hydraulic and flight-control failures.
- AAIB leads the probe with Airbus technical help and French BEA participation.
When Early Airline Language Meets Recorder Evidence
- Ministry notes that omit turbulence leave systems failure as an open investigative track.
- Pilot drug-screen headlines remain preliminary until confirmatory results arrive.
- Continuation to Delhi after a major alert is one of the procedural questions still unanswered.
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