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Dgca on 737-8 Max
A) Engineering and Maintenance:
To advise Engineers and Maintenance control:
1. No MEL release for following items:
a.Dual Autopilot Inoperative
b.Yaw Damper system Inoperative
c.Spoiler system faults
A) Engineering and Maintenance:
To advise Engineers and Maintenance control:
1. No MEL release for following items:
a.Dual Autopilot Inoperative
b.Yaw Damper system Inoperative
c.Spoiler system faults
2.During extended transit inspection,
a.check the following systems for any stored maintenance messages and carry out necessary corrective action prior to release of aircraft for line operation:
i.Autopilot system
ii.Stall Management and Yaw damper system
a.check the following systems for any stored maintenance messages and carry out necessary corrective action prior to release of aircraft for line operation:
i.Autopilot system
ii.Stall Management and Yaw damper system
b.Ensure null position of Angle of attack (AOA) sensor by BITE check.
B) Flight Operations to ensure:
1.Crew operating B737 Max aircraft have undergone training as advised in the directive issued by DGCA dated 3rd December 2018.
B) Flight Operations to ensure:
1.Crew operating B737 Max aircraft have undergone training as advised in the directive issued by DGCA dated 3rd December 2018.
2.The minimum experience level of crew operating B737 Max aircraft to fly as PIC is 1000 hours and co-pilot is 500 hours on Boeing 737 NG aircraft type.
The above measures have been communicated to M/s Boeing & Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for suggesting any additional measures/ advise.
The above are interim safety measures taken with inputs available at this stage.
The above are interim safety measures taken with inputs available at this stage.
DGCA will continue to closely monitor the situation and may impose/ take any other operational/ maintenance measures/ restrictions based on the information received from accident investigation agency/ FAA/ Boeing.
The operators have been directed to ensure that no B- 737– 8 max aircraft in their fleet is operated without compliance of above, effective from 1200 hrs on 12th March 2019.
