Air India derosters 3 cabin members for lapses in opening aircraft door

Air India has derostered three cabin crew members for an erroneous approach in opening the door of a Boeing 777 aircraft that led to the auto-deployment of the emergency slides, according to sources.

The incident happened with the Boeing 777 plane at the Bangalore airport after it landed from San Francisco on September 15, they said.

When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said a technical issue was reported with one of the doors not opening appropriately upon landing and the matter was attended to promptly.

"In a serious safety violation, the door of Air India's Boeing 777 aircraft that operated the flight AI 176 from San Francisco to Bangalore on September 15, was opened in armed mode when the aircraft arrived at the Bangalore airport.

"As a result of this, the emergency slides automatically got deployed," a sources told PTI.

Another source said three cabin crew members have been derostered for the lapse and an internal probe has been ordered.

However, Air India did not comme