Date: 2016-03-14Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas M/s. Air India B777 aircraft VT-ALJ met with a Serious Incident at Mumbai on 23.02.2016 while operating flight AI-191 from Ahmedabad to Mumbai.
This notification, S.O. 1079(E), issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on March 9, 2016, concerns a serious incident involving Air India B777 aircraft VTALJ at Mumbai on February 23, 2016, during flight AI191 from Ahmedabad to Mumbai. In accordance with the Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012, the Central Government has directed a formal inquiry to determine the causes and contributory factors of the incident and to recommend measures for preventing future recurrences. A Committee of Inquiry, headed by Shri Raje Bhatnagar, Assistant Director, AAIB, has been appointed, with Dr. Jitender Loura and Shri Jasbir Singh Largha, both Assistant Directors at AAIB, as members. The committee is authorized to seek assistance from other experts and agencies as needed. The committee's headquarters will be located in New Delhi, and it is expected to submit its report to the Central Government within six months. The notification is referenced as F. No. AV 1502922016DG and was issued by B. S. Bhullar, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and policies relating to civil aviation.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, referring to New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Air India: An Indian airline whose aircraft was involved in a serious incident.
Mumbai: The city in Maharashtra, India where the serious incident involving the Air India aircraft occurred.
Ahmedabad: The city in Gujarat, India from where the Air India flight AI191 originated.
Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012: The set of rules under which the investigation into the serious incident is being conducted.
Shri Raje Bhatnagar: The Assistant Director, AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau), appointed as the head of the Committee of Inquiry.
AAIB: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, the agency employing the members of the Committee of Inquiry.
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नागर िवमानन म(cid:7074)ं ालय
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 9 माच,(cid:6981) 2016
का.आ. 1079(अ).—जब(cid:7408)क उड़ान AI 191 का (cid:7079)चालन करते समय मेसस(cid:6981) एअर इंिडया का B777 िवमान
VT-ALJ, अहमदाबाद से मुंबई उड़ान के दौरान (cid:7408)दनांक 23.02.2016 को मुंबई म(cid:7286) गंभीर घटना का िशकार हो
गया था ।
और जब(cid:7408)क, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार को यह उिचत (cid:7079)तीत होता ह ै (cid:7408)क इस घटना के कारण और अंशदायी कारक(cid:7298)
का अ(cid:7008) वेषण और िनधार(cid:6981) ण (cid:7408)कया जाना, और भिव(cid:7020) य म(cid:7286) ऐसी गंभीर घटना क(cid:7409) पुनरावृित स े बचने के िलए िसफा(cid:7407)रश (cid:7286)
करना (cid:7018) यावहा(cid:7407)रक ह।ै
अब, वायुयान (दघु (cid:6981)टना एव ं घटना जाचं ) िनयमावली, 2012 के िनयम 11 (1) म (cid:7286) (cid:7079)द(cid:7004) त शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का
(cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार एतद(cid:7367)ारा इस गंभीर घटना क(cid:7409) औपचा(cid:7407)रक जांच का िनदशे दते ी ह।ै
तदनुसार, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7088)ी राज े भटनागर, सहायक िनदशे क, एएआईबी क(cid:7409) अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979)ता म(cid:7286) िन(cid:7388)िलिखत
सद(cid:7021)य(cid:7298) के साथ एक जांच सिमित िनयु(cid:6989) त करती ह:ै -
(i)(cid:32) ड(cid:7292) िजत(cid:7286)दर लोढा, सहायक िनदशे क, एएआईबी, सद(cid:7021)य के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286)
(ii)(cid:32) (cid:7088)ी जसबीर (cid:7410)सह लारघा, सहायक िनदशे क, एएआईबी, सद(cid:7021)य के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286)
सिमित, जब कभी अपेि(cid:6979)त होगा, अ(cid:7008) य िवशेष(cid:6980)(cid:7298)/एज(cid:7286)िसय(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) सहायता भी लेगी।
सिमित का मु(cid:6990) यालय नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली म(cid:7286) होगा।
सिमित अिधमानतः छह महीने के भीतर इसक(cid:7409) जांच पूरी करके अपनी (cid:7407)रपोट(cid:6981) के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार को (cid:7079)(cid:7021) ततु
करेगी।
[फा. सं. एवी-15029/2/2016-डीजी]
बी. एस. भु(cid:7016)लर, संयु(cid:6989) त सिचव
1249 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th March, 2016
S.O. 1079(E).—Whereas M/s. Air India B777 aircraft VT-ALJ met with a Serious Incident at
Mumbai on 23.02.2016 while operating flight AI-191 from Ahmedabad to Mumbai.
And whereas, it appears to the Central Government that it is expedient to investigate and determine
the causes and contributory factors leading to the said serious incident and make recommendations to avoid
recurrence of such serious incidents in future.
Now, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the Rules 11(1) of the Aircraft (Investigation of
Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012, the Central Government hereby directs that a formal inquiry in the
serious incident be made.
Accordingly, the Central Government hereby appoints a Committee of Inquiry headed by Shri Raje
Bhatnagar, Assistant Director, AAIB with following members:
(i)(cid:32) Dr. Jitender Loura, Assistant Director, AAIB as member
(ii)(cid:32) Shri Jasbir Singh Largha, Assistant Director, AAIB as member
The committee will also take the assistance of other experts/agencies whenever required.
The headquarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi.
The Committee will complete its inquiry and submit its report to the Central Government preferably
within six months.
[F. No. AV- 15029/2/2016-DG]
B. S. BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
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