DGCA Issues Show-Cause Notice to Air India Pilot

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show-cause notice to an Air India pilot over safety concerns related to flights AI-358 and AI-357, involving aircraft dispatch, Minimum Equipment List (MEL) compliance, and flight crew decision-making. 

In its notice, the DGCA stated that the pilot accepted the aircraft despite repeated technical snags and signs of system



degradation. The civil aviation authority also noted that a smell of smoke was reported near a door during the operation of flight AI-358.

The DGCA said that during the operation of flight AI-358, the operating crew received PACK ACM L and Pack Mode advisories, and that repetitive snags related to the same systems had been recorded on five previous sectors, indicating a known history of degradation.