India aviation regulator says multiple defects reappearing on aircraft

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's aviation regulator said on Tuesday it had found multiple instances of aircraft defects reappearing "many times" at Mumbai and Delhi airports, two of the country's busiest, indicating what it said were inadequate checks on jetliners. The findings were part of a special audit being carried out by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to strengthen safety in the wake of a deadly Air India crash that killed 271 people earlier this month. The regulator did not name the airlines where the defects were found or detail the type of defects.