New Delhi: The Centre has ordered the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a detailed investigation after an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployed unexpectedly during approach to Birmingham airport, despite all systems being normal. The incident occurred on Saturday on flight AI117 operating from Amritsar to Birmingham. According to DGCA officials quoted by Hindustan Times, an officer from the directorate of safety (Northern Region) has been tasked with the probe, and the regulator said the deployment of the RAT “requires detailed investigation.”

The aircraft, registered as VT-ANO, was on final approach at about 500 feet above ground level when the RAT—a backup device that automatically deploys to provide power in the event of electrical failu

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