{"id":1297357,"date":"2025-07-06T08:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T03:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1297357"},"modified":"2025-07-06T08:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T03:20:55","slug":"tata-owned-air-india-express-ignored-engine-issues-made-false-repair-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/tata-owned-air-india-express-ignored-engine-issues-made-false-repair-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Tata-Owned Air India Express Ignored Engine Issues, Made False Repair Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In March 2025, the <strong>Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/strong> flagged Air India Express for <strong>failing to replace critical engine parts<\/strong> on an <strong>Airbus A320 (VT-ATD)<\/strong>, as required by the <strong>European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)<\/strong>. These parts\u2014linked to CFM International\u2019s LEAP-1A engines\u2014were found to have <strong>manufacturing defects<\/strong> that could result in catastrophic engine failure and <strong>loss of control<\/strong> during flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-17-at-12.43.38\u202fPM-1024x578-1.png\" alt=\"Tata-Owned Air India Express Ignored Engine Issues, Made False Repair Reports \" class=\"wp-image-1297370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-17-at-12.43.38\u202fPM-1024x578-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-17-at-12.43.38\u202fPM-1024x578-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-17-at-12.43.38\u202fPM-1024x578-1-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What shocked regulators further was the discovery that <strong>Air India Express <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/india\/air-india-express-skipped-critical-engine-fix-falsified-records-report-13903292.html\">falsified compliance records<\/a><\/strong><sup data-fn=\"1239f58c-7ae7-4466-9d26-1cb70dc05478\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"1239f58c-7ae7-4466-9d26-1cb70dc05478-link\" href=\"#1239f58c-7ae7-4466-9d26-1cb70dc05478\">1<\/a><\/sup>, altering entries in its <strong>AMOS software<\/strong>, a maintenance tracking system, to make it appear as if the work was completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Is a Big Deal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lives at Risk<\/strong>: The DGCA warned that the unresolved defect could lead to \u201c<strong>high energy debris release<\/strong>,\u201d potentially damaging the aircraft\u2019s structure and control surfaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Falsified Records<\/strong>: This goes beyond negligence\u2014it suggests a <strong>systemic culture of cover-ups<\/strong>, compromising aviation safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recent Crash in Ahmedabad<\/strong>: The news comes in the wake of a <strong>fatal Air India crash<\/strong>, raising public fears and triggering deeper scrutiny of the airline\u2019s operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Violations<\/strong>: This is not a one-off. Earlier in 2024, DGCA flagged <strong>escape slide check lapses<\/strong> and <strong>pilot duty hour violations<\/strong>, painting a broader picture of non-compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Has the Airline Said?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India Express <strong>admitted to the issue<\/strong> and claimed it has implemented <strong>corrective measures<\/strong>, though specifics remain unclear. Transparency and accountability now become critical to rebuilding trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Needs to Happen Next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Independent Safety Audit<\/strong>: An external investigation should be launched immediately to audit all fleet maintenance records and procedures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accountability<\/strong>: Top-level management and engineers involved in document tampering must be held responsible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stricter Oversight<\/strong>: The DGCA must intensify checks, not only on Air India Express but on all Indian carriers, especially in light of rising incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not just a breach of protocol\u2014it\u2019s a <strong>betrayal of passenger trust<\/strong>. In a rapidly expanding aviation market like India\u2019s, <strong>safety must never play second fiddle to profitability or pressure<\/strong>. With the Tata Group attempting to rebuild Air India\u2019s brand, such revelations threaten to derail hard-won progress.<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"1239f58c-7ae7-4466-9d26-1cb70dc05478\"> <a href=\"#1239f58c-7ae7-4466-9d26-1cb70dc05478-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2025, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) flagged Air India Express for failing to replace critical engine parts on an Airbus A320 (VT-ATD), as required by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). These parts\u2014linked to CFM International\u2019s LEAP-1A engines\u2014were found to have manufacturing defects that could result in catastrophic engine failure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1297370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"[{\"id\":\"1239f58c-7ae7-4466-9d26-1cb70dc05478\",\"content\":\"\"}]"},"categories":[21],"tags":[1260],"class_list":["post-1297357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-air-india-express"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tata-Owned Air India Express Ignored Engine Issues, Made False Repair Reports - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/tata-owned-air-india-express-ignored-engine-issues-made-false-repair-reports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tata-Owned Air India Express Ignored Engine Issues, Made False Repair Reports - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In March 2025, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) flagged Air India Express for failing to replace critical engine parts on an Airbus A320 (VT-ATD), as required by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). 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