Kolkata: Almost not fulfilling minimum norms that can be serviced at foundation lights, uneven patchwork repairs on the secondary foundation, deviate animals to runways during the rainy season, Air Parking Bay – List of pilot complaints about the operational area in Kolkata Airport is the one long.
While some problems such as the right delegation of the primary runway have been handled, most of the other problems remain unresolved.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently slapped Rs 20 Lakh both at the airport operator, the Indian Airport Authority (AAI), for irregularities.
This is the steepest highlands to date.
Audit conducted by DGCA a few months ago observed improper maintenance from the runway, electrical lighting and foreign object debris program.
It then issued a notification of the show and collected a fine after a reply was unsatisfactory.
Kolkata airport officials said they had appealed to the regulator with a fine and appointed wisdom in the assessment.
“The DGCA level brings the airport with points ranging from 1 and 9.
We accept ranked 5.
We have appealed to rankings and penalties and the committee is set to revise the assessment this week,” said an airport official.
According to the pilot, the airport has maintained a minimum requirement for foundation lights but rarely all runway lights.
“If the minimum requirement is that 80% of the lights must operate, only those maintained.
The rest still does not operate at any time,” said a pilot.
While the condition of the primary runway in good condition now, a captain said there had been a chance in the past when the foundation looked slippery during the rain due to rubber deposits.
It reduces friction and influences aircraft braking with a touchdown.
Runway secondary wavy and hollow.
In places where patchwork improvements have been made, the new surface has not been well integrated with the older ones.
Also, when the plane entered the ground from the tip of Rajarhat from the secondary foundation, there was no instrument landing system.
“With the absence of vertical guidance, the pilot must rely on estimates.
VOR fluctuates during the rainy season.
Often, pilots are aware of the level of descent inadequate and must adjust so that they do not exceed the foundation.
This can one day cause an incident,” said the airline captain.
Another problem area is the absence of green guide lights along the taxiway that makes the visibility of the track difficult during the rain.
Targets from the bay of parking and wolf intrusions to the runway during the rainy season when their burrow is flooded is a problem that the airport has tried to complete but without much success.
“The first problem requires action by the neighboring city and the second department of forestry.
We have raised these two problems several times,” said an airport official.