A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram worldwide airport right here on Sunday after an Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram made a secure emergency landing by 5.40 a.m. Flight IX 540, with 156 individuals on board, together with crew, had developed a technical snag in its nostril wheel.
According to the airport sources, the pilot of the plane requested the air visitors management unit to make preparations for an emergency landing after noticing the “tread of the tyre fitted to the nose wheel coming off in some areas.” The airport authorities responded swiftly by taking emergency measures. Around 10 ambulances have been known as in from neighbouring areas as a precautionary measure.
Aircraft towed away
The runway was cleared and the airplane reportedly made a secure landing. The plane was later towed away to the parking bay after all of the passengers disembarked. All passengers have been secure through the landing and no flights have been diverted due to the emergency landing, airport sources stated.
Soon after the landing, the emergency was withdrawn and air operations have been declared regular. Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will maintain an investigation into the incident. There was no fast remark from the Air India Express on the incident.
Same day in 2021
A Boeing 737 plane of Air India Express with 104 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram worldwide airport on the identical day in 2021 after it developed hydraulic failure whereas on its approach from Sharjah to the Karipur worldwide airport.
Last week, a 34-year-old trainee pilot flying a Cessna-172 R plane had a miraculous escape after the plane veered off the runway throughout take-off at the Thiruvananthapuram worldwide airport. The plane dropped from round a top of 5 toes and veered off the runway, ploughing by means of the open floor adjoining to the runway earlier than turning the other way up.
