<p>Air India has de-rostered 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.</p>
<p>The incident happened with the Boeing 777 aircraft at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/mpox-in-india-bengaluru-airport-begins-screening-intl-passengers-23393747" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Bangalore airport </a>after it landed from San Francisco on September 15.</p>
<p>"The door of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-london-air-india-flight-returns-after-facing-pressurisation-issue-23375522" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Air India</a>'s Boeing 777 aircraft that operated flight Al 176 from San Francisco to Bangalore on September 15 was opened in armed mode when the aircraft arrived at Bangalore airport. This is a serious safety violation," a source from the airline stationed at Bangalore airport told midday.</p>
<p>"As a result of this, the emergency slides automatically got deployed," the source added.</p>
<p>Another source at Banglore airport, who was present during the time of the incident, told midday, "Engineers were later called to remove the emergency slides."</p>
<p>A senior source stated, "Three cabin crew members have been de-rostered for the lapse and an internal probe has been ordered. The damaged emergency slides had to be replaced with a new set, resulting in the Bangalore-San Francisco flight getting delayed."</p>
<p>In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said, "On September 15, the crew operating flight 176 from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-couples-nightmare-san-francisco-trip-23380832" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">San Francisco </a>to Bangalore reported a technical issue with one of the doors not opening appropriately upon landing. The issue was promptly attended to and passengers disembarked, and the aircraft was subsequently cleared for operation."</p>
<p>Further, the airline said there was no damage to the aerobridge and added that "regulatory authorities have been informed as per procedure."</p>
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The incident took place on September 15 when the Air India flight reached Bangalore airport from San Francisco 

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As a result of the 'erroneous approach', the emergency slides automatically got deployed, which was a serious safety violation, stated Air India officials

Air India de-rosters three cabin crew members for lapse in opening aircraft door

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