Lok Sabha Question No. 4295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Score in Universal Safety OversightAudit Programme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the March 2020) I9th

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4295

## SCORE IN UNIVERSAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT AUDIT PROGRAMME

## 4295. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether India's score on the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme of International Civil Aviation Organization has declined and if the details thereof; SO,
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to prevent aviation accidents due to faulty parts?
- (b) the number of air incidents that have been reported during each of the last 10 years with causes in each case; and along

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conducted an audit of India in November, 2015 and November, 2017 wherein the Effective Implementation (EI) was 57.44%\_ The fall in EI was mainly due to lack of regulation and oversight on Air Traffic Controllers which are required to be licensed as per standards laid down by ICAO and low EI in areas 0f Accident Investigation and Aerodromes. Further, the EI has risen to approximately 73.6 as per the audit conducted by ICAO in November, 2018 covering areas which included Legislation, Organisation, Air Navigation Services, Aerodromes and Accident Investigation etc %,

Year No. of Incidents

- (b) The year-wise incidents, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects 'or could affect the safety of operation, from 2013 to 2020(till 13.03.2020) are as follows:

2013

660

2014

697

2015

573

2016

627

2017

678

2018

698

2019

714

2020

126

The causative factors arising from incidents investigation reveals that about 70-80% incidents occurred due to engineering technical issues including system  component failure, about 15-20% on account of operational issues including non-adherence of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), of human errors.

The details of the incidents of 2011 and 2012 are not available with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) as per their record retention requirements.

(c) To prevent aviation incidents due to faulty parts an aircraft is maintained as per the detailed procedures guidelines and timelines provided by the manufacturer of the aircraft which forms part of the approved maintenance programme of the operator. The aircraft is thus maintained continuously following the approved maintenance programme In case there is a technical fault in aircraft parts; the aircraft cannot be released for flight unless the faulty parts is replaced with serviceable parts or fault in the part is rectified. In addition, the DGCA carries out surveillance/ spot checks of the maintenance organisations/ air operators at regular intervals for ensuring that the aircraft are maintained aS per manufacturers instructions and faults in aircraft parts are rectified before the aircraft is released for service. In case of violations; enforcement action is taken against the organisations/ personnel responsible for the lapse: