The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the major incident of an Air India flight to Birmingham, UK, deploying its Ram Air Turbine (RAT) without command. The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft reportedly deployed its RAT system — usually used in case of engine failure, just before the flight landed, according to a PTI report.

In a major incident involving an Air India plane, Ram Air Turbine, which is usually used in case of engine failures, got deployed without any command from a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft a few minutes before landing at the Birmingham airport on Saturday, according to officials.

The plane landed safely, the officials said on Sunday.

Generally, RAT gets deployed automatically in the eventuality of a dual engine failure or electrica

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