Aviation regulator DGCA has sought a detailed explanation from Boeing after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft experienced an uncommanded deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) while landing at Birmingham airport earlier this month.

The incident occurred on October 4, when flight AI-117 from Amritsar to Birmingham operated by aircraft VT-ANO received a RAT unlock message at around 400 feet during landing. The emergency turbine, which is designed to deploy automatically in case of total power loss, was deployed unexpectedly.

Despite the anomaly, the pilots did not report any abnormal handling or system failure, and the aircraft landed safely.

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Following the incident,

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