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Pilot tested positive for a psychoactive substance after the August 4 incident, but AAIB found no link between the drug use and the aircraft's hydraulic failure.

The report, however, does not establish that the pilot’s drug use contributed to the hydraulic failure or the altitude upset.

The analysis showed that the aircraft suffered three hydraulic system failures within two seconds and the systems were recovered in seven seconds.

On August 12, the pilot-in-command of Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi tested positive for marijuana during a confirmatory test for psychoactive substances.

Flight AI 2379, an Airbus A320 carrying 145 people, suffered a 300-foot mid-air altitude drop over Odisha on August 4, injuring 17 people, including four crew members, due to technical glitches.

Pilot-in-command realised the A320 had a triple hydraulic system failure while entering Jharsuguda around 10.30 pm, says ALPAI president Sam Thomas.