ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179347
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| Date: | Monday 7 September 2015 |
| Time: | 19:58 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-ESI |
| MSN: | 486 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | IAEV2500-A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -
 India
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Varanasi Airport (VNS) |
| Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGCA India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air India flight AI405 departed from Varanasi for Delhi at 13:06 UTC. While en route the Hydraulic Green low level warning appeared at 13:33 UTC. The aircraft altitude was 34008 feet. The Green Hydraulic Fluid low level warning
disappeared momentarily at 13:36 UTC and reappeared again and continued for rest of the flight. The pilot declared an emergency during approach and landed at Delhi Airport on runway 27 at 14:24 UTC. On the runway, ground personnel observed fire on left main landing gear of the aircraft. The Pilot-in-Command then instructed cabin crew to carry out emergency evacuation.
There were no injuries. Later, maintenance personnel informed that there was no sign of fire or flame; it was only dense smoke.
Probable cause of the incident:
The smoke occurred due leakage and spray of hydraulic fluid from flexible hose on hot brake assemblies of LH main wheel during landing roll of the aircraft. Non adherence to maintenance procedures due to complacency on the part of AME contributed to the incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ibtimes.co.in/breaking-air-india-flight-catches-fire-while-landing-delhi-airport-645735
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AI-flight-reports-fire-midair-makes-emergency-landing-at-Delhi-airport/articleshow/48860265.cms
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 2014 | VT-ESI | Air India | 0 | Cochin International Airport (COK/VOCI) | |
non |
Media:
Following reports #AI405 made an emergency landing in Delhi due to fire near the nose gear. http://t.co/jwIuRpIJPL pic.twitter.com/qyd4O9wofA
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 7, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2015 16:01 | harro | Added |
| 07-Sep-2015 16:03 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
| 10-Oct-2016 16:34 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative] |
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