New Delhi, Aug 31: An Indore-bound he Air India flight returned to the city shortly after take off as the pilot received a fire indication in right engine of the aircraft.
The aircraft has been grounded for inspection, and passengers are being transferred to an alternative aircraft which will operate the flight to Indore shortly, Air India said.
DGCA says entirely normal Following standard procedure, the cockpit crew elected to shut down the engine and returned to Delhi where the flight landed safely.
The air safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has been duly informed of the incident, the airline said.
In a stern warning, DGCA asks Air India to remove executives overseeing crew, their duty hours.
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