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AAIB flags Air India pilot’s positive psychoactive substance test after Phuket flight altitude scare
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An Air India pilot tested positive for psychoactive substances following an incident where a Delhi-to-Phuket flight suffered a sudden loss of altitude due to hydraulic system failure and autopilot disconnection. The unexpected drop caused injuries to 24 passengers and resulted in structural damage to the aircraft cabin. Investigators are examining the pilot's test results in connection with the severe in-flight emergency.
WHY IT MATTERS
The revelation of a positive psychoactive substance test among flight crew involved in a severe mid-air accident raises critical aviation safety and regulatory oversight concerns.
Twenty-four passengers were injured when the Delhi–Phuket flight briefly lost altitude after all hydraulic systems failed and the autopilot disengaged; the aircraft cabin also sustained damage including cracked ceilings and an uprooted commode
This story was originally reported by The Hindu — National. As an automated real-time news aggregator, NewsToolBar provides multi-perspective indexing and AI summarization while directing full readership directly to primary publisher sources.
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