ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282847
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 2022 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8HG (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air India Express |
| Registration: | VT-AXZ |
| MSN: | 36336/2782 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 141 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS) -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS) |
| Cochin NAS (VOCC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air India Express flight IX442, a Boeing 737-800, was evacuated on a taxiway at Muscat International Airport.
The aircraft had taxied onto the runway for departure, but subsequently vacated the runway after the pilot of another aircraft observed fumes from one of the engine. However, there was no fire indication on the flight deck.
The aircraft was stopped on a taxiway and the flight crew activated the engine fire extinguishing bottle(s). An evacuation was then carried out, in which fourteen passengers were injured.
Sources:
https://timesofoman.com/article/121200-14-injured-as-smoke-starts-coming-out-of-air-india-express-flight-in-muscat
https://timesofoman.com/article/121207-caa-issues-statement-on-fire-in-aircraft-at-muscat-international-airport
https://www.dtnext.in/national/2022/09/14/smoke-fire-in-engibe-of-air-india-express-plane-at-muscat-airport
https://www.facebook.com/446463642067573/posts/pfbid0r4vMz37yFxEobSPAFNr1V2rfNQbWfdSA4LhYraBRyfQkA2LbzUr4bvt29erL2hhwl/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-axz#2d74f83c
Media:
AI Express 737-800- VT-AXZ (Muscat-Cochin)
— Arindam Majumder (@ari_maj) September 14, 2022
Engine 🔥 was observed during taxi
Chutes deployed for evacuation of 141 passengers
All passengers are safe but around 14 suffered bruises during evacuation
@AviationSafety #aviation pic.twitter.com/CnQfCqVfl6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2022 10:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Sep-2022 11:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Damage] |
| 14-Sep-2022 11:13 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2022 11:13 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 14-Sep-2022 16:40 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2022 06:15 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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