ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179349
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Date: | Monday 7 September 2015 |
Time: | 11:32 LT |
Type: | Airbus A320-231 |
Owner/operator: | Air India |
Registration: | VT-EPB |
MSN: | 045 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Engine model: | IAEV2500-A1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 143 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -
India
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
Destination airport: | Bagdogra Airport (IXB/VEBD) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Air India flight AI879 suffered a tyre burst incident on takeoff from Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India. The Airbus A320 took from runway 29 at 11.32 hours local time. After takeoff the airplane climbed to 9000 feet and entered a holding pattern to the southeast of the airport. At around 11.50 the crew decided to return to the departure airport. An uneventful landing was made on runway 29 at 12:20. The runway had to be closed for 20 minutes for that airplane to be towed away.
The airplane was repaired and was back in service, departing at 17:51 LT as flight AI819.
Sources:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/air-india-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-delhi/article7625132.ece Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2015 16:19 |
harro |
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