: Aviation safety regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has directed Air India to reinspect the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) system — an emergency power source — on all Boeing 787 aircraft where the Power Conditioning Module (PCM) was recently replaced.

The move comes after two recent technical incidents involving Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

At the same time, the DGCA has asked US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to submit a detailed report outlining preventive measures to avoid such incidents in the future.

The regulator has also sought information from Boeing on similar RAT deployment cases reported globally on Boeing 787 aircraft, as well as any service difficulty reports after PCM replacements.

The action follows two back-to-back incidents earlier this month. Oc

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