Through PTI
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Newark to Delhi, wearing 292 passengers, made an emergency touchdown in Stockholm on Wednesday because of an oil leak in one of the vital engines and aviation regulator DGCA will probe the incident, in step with senior officers.
A senior DGCA authentic stated the flight, operated with a Boeing 777-300 ER plane, had an oil leak in one of the vital engines.
Following this, the engine used to be close down, and later the plane made an emergency touchdown in Stockholm.
The airplane landed safely, the authentic added.
In a observation within the afternoon, an Air India spokesperson stated its flight AI 106 from Newark (US) to Delhi confronted a technical factor and used to be diverted to Stockholm early this morning with 284 passengers and eight babies onboard.
The airline stated the plane is being totally checked to handle the technical factor. The flight had overall 311 folks onboard, together with 15 cabin staff and four pilots.
All over the bottom inspection, oil used to be observed popping out from the drain mast of engine two.
The Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will probe the incident, the DGCA authentic stated.
“The flight landed safely on the Stockholm airport. Passengers were equipped front room get right of entry to and foods. The immigration process of the passengers is being performed to verify their keep on the town’s inns,” the observation stated.
On Monday, an Air India flight from New York to Delhi used to be diverted to London because of a scientific emergency.
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Newark to Delhi, wearing 292 passengers, made an emergency touchdown in Stockholm on Wednesday because of an oil leak in one of the vital engines and aviation regulator DGCA will probe the incident, in step with senior officers.
A senior DGCA authentic stated the flight, operated with a Boeing 777-300 ER plane, had an oil leak in one of the vital engines.
Following this, the engine used to be close down, and later the plane made an emergency touchdown in Stockholm.
The airplane landed safely, the authentic added.
In a observation within the afternoon, an Air India spokesperson stated its flight AI 106 from Newark (US) to Delhi confronted a technical factor and used to be diverted to Stockholm early this morning with 284 passengers and eight babies onboard.
The airline stated the plane is being totally checked to handle the technical factor. The flight had overall 311 folks onboard, together with 15 cabin staff and four pilots.
All over the bottom inspection, oil used to be observed popping out from the drain mast of engine two.
The Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will probe the incident, the DGCA authentic stated.
“The flight landed safely on the Stockholm airport. Passengers were equipped front room get right of entry to and foods. The immigration process of the passengers is being performed to verify their keep on the town’s inns,” the observation stated.
On Monday, an Air India flight from New York to Delhi used to be diverted to London because of a scientific emergency.