New Delhi: The specimen of sudden height waif of 300 feet in Air India flight AI2379 coming from Phuket to Delhi on August 4 has taken a new turn. According to sources, the second and confirmatory dope test of the pilot-in-command of the watercraft has moreover come positive. The report is said to personize the consumption of marijuana. 17 people on workbench the plane were injured during the accident-like situation. Both pilots were subjected to mandatory psychoactive substance tests without the incident.
Was ganja found in the pilot's sample in the second test also?
In the initial dope test conducted without the incident, the pilot-in-command's sample was found 'non-negative'. Without this, as per the rules, the sample was sent to a designated laboratory for confirmation. Now the report that has come out moreover claims to have confirmed the consumption of marijuana. However, Air India has not yet publicly released a detailed statement regarding this report.
What happened during the flight?
AI2379 took off from Phuket to Delhi on August 4. During the trip the plane suddenly went lanugo by well-nigh 300 feet. This sudden waif in height created panic among the passengers. Many people were thrown from their seats and 17 passengers and hairdo were injured. However, the plane later reached Delhi safely.
Was the pilot in the cockpit at the time of the incident?
In the investigation of this case, now the question has moreover wilt important that what was the position of the pilot-in-command in the cockpit at the time when the watercraft suddenly lost altitude. According to sources, the investigation team is preparing a timeline of events with the help of cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. The purpose of the investigation is to find out what was the situation at the controls and cockpit of the watercraft at that time.
Did the co-pilot take tenancy of the plane?
According to reports, the co-pilot took tenancy and stabilised the plane without the plane suddenly lost altitude. Without this AI2379 made a unscratched landing in Delhi. The behaviour of the hairdo present in the plane without the incident is moreover stuff investigated. However, a uncontrived link between the positive dope test and the 300 feet upland fall cannot be established until the investigation is completed.
Now what whoopee can be taken versus the pilot?
The pilot's confirmatory report can wilt an important part of the investigation. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation and related investigating agencies are looking into this matter seriously. Apart from the airline rules, remoter whoopee can moreover be taken under provisions related to flight safety. At present, the investigation into the full circumstances of the incident and the connection between the dope test results is ongoing.
What will sally in the AAIB investigation?
The incident of AI2379 is stuff investigated by the Watercraft Accident Investigation Bureau. The investigation will squint at flight data, cockpit recordings, weather conditions and other aspects related to the operation of the aircraft. Information well-nigh the involvement of the expert team associated with Airbus and France's BEA in the investigation process has moreover come to light. In such a situation, till the final conclusion comes, it would be too early to decide the reason for the sudden downing of the plane on the understructure of dope test only.
Why has the matter wilt a matter of snooping for Air India?
Air India is once tween questions related to watercraft safety and operations. In such a situation, the news of confirmation of marijuana in a pilot's confirmatory dope test has once then raised questions on the fitness of the cockpit hairdo and the rules related to drug testing. Now all vision are on the investigation by DGCA and AAIB, which will sieve what was the real reason overdue the August 4 incident and whether the pilot's report had any connection with it or not.
