Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Review of Airworthiness Certification
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

the December 2018)

UNSTARRED NO. : 662 (To be answered on

## REVIEW OF AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION

662.

SHRI B SENGUTTUVAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the recent unexpected crash of a fairly new 737 Max 8 plane in the stable of the Indonesian Airline Lion Air all due to the defects, niggles and glitches in the aircraft on board was drive situation; that resulted in autoBoeing killing
2. () twhether any other international carriers have also found fault with the instrumentation provided in the aircraft as defective;
3. (b) whether the Ministry is aware that the legal heirs of the deceased Passengers have instituted legal proceedings against the the defective in- flight over in the crash, if s0, the detaiis thereof; resulted Boeing safety
4. ditsvhecher snyh Indian Airline company is also operating Boeing 737 Max 8 in its fleet; if the details thereof; and
5. (e) whether any proactive have been taken by the DGCA to ensure the aircraft; if s0, the details thereof? steps\_

## ANSWER

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

{daseger preliminary report %f aircraft accident\_investigation Indonesia KOMITE NASIONAL KESELAMATAN agency of causing continuous automatic nose down trim command due to the new the possible causes of accident

(6) & (c) No information is available in this regard.

- (d) Following two airlines each having a fleet of Five 737 Max 8 aircraft are operating in India: Boeing
- 2.Mls Spice Jet Limited
- 1.MIs Jet Airways India Limited
- (9) In addition to the directive issued by Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) USA,and communication from Mls Boeing; the aircraft manufacturer; the following proactive measures have been taken to ensure the safety of passengers travelling in Indian registered aircraft until the manufacturer comes ut with more information/ directives on the issue:

Airlines to: ()Create a flight simulator exercise replicating the defect reported o Lion Air aircraft (to the nearest possible condition as far as practical) and train the pilots to respond to such defects

- I, Flight Operations aspects:
- ()Issue training hand-out/bulletin for the pilots explaining MCAS system in details.
- (iii) Issue Operations Circular for pilots with instructions to write down the defect details in aircraft technicai logbooks and to debrief with proper briefing to engineer for defect pertaining to runaway stabilizerMMCAS encountered during flight $0 as to carry out proper defect rectification by the Engineers:
- (iv) Issue instructions to pilots to land at nearest suitable airport in case of MCAS activation in flight:
- II: Maintenance aspects: Airlines to advise engineers to:
- ()Take detailed de-brief from pilots in event 0f runaway Stabiliser/ MCAS activation, including actions taken by them to correct the situation during
- (i)Check Angle of Attack(AOA) input in case of AOA Airspeed, Altitude, Elevator feel Differential light related defects reported by the piiots
- (iii) Perform defect rectification\_using interactive Fault Isolation Manual Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) readout to be performed if facility is available at station.
- (iv)To perform verification flight(s) in the event of reported defect o MCAS activation in flight: