Panic at Chennai Airport as IndiGo Flight With 224 Passengers Reports Engine Failure

Chennai: A major accident was narrowly avoided with Indigo flight 6E-723 coming from Kolkata to Chennai late on Tuesday night. A few minutes before landing, the plane's left engine developed a problem. But the pilot showed wisdom in time and landed everyone safely.

How did the pilot know about the malfunction just before landing?

The flight was scheduled to reach Chennai at 11:30 pm. Preparations for landing were going on when an alert of left engine failure came in the cockpit. The pilot immediately gave emergency information to ATC at 11:29. Then what happened, there was a stir at Chennai airport.

Why was full emergency declared at Chennai Airport?

As soon as information was received about a malfunction in one of the aircraft's engines, the airport administration declared full emergency as a precautionary measure. During this time, emergency services personnel and resources were kept ready so that any additional situation could be dealt with immediately during the landing of the aircraft. The purpose of such a system is to reduce the risk during landing of the aircraft and to provide immediate assistance to the passengers if needed.

When did the plane land on runway 25?

The flight made a safe landing on Runway 25 of Chennai Airport at 11:37 pm. After the plane reached the ground, all the passengers and crew on board were declared safe. According to initial information, there is no news of any passenger or crew member being injured in this incident. After landing, the teams present at the airport completed the necessary procedures.

After how long did the airport function become normal?

After the plane landed safely, the full emergency declared at Chennai Airport was withdrawn. As per available information, the emergency was ended at 11:47 pm. Normal operations of the airport also continued. Due to the incident, there was extra vigilance at the airport for some time, but there is no report of any major impact on the regular operation of flights.

What was the real reason for the engine failure?

At present it is not clear what caused the failure in the left engine of the plane. The real reason for this will be revealed only after technical investigation of the aircraft. The engineering team will examine the aircraft engine and its associated systems. In addition, technical data recorded during the flight can also be viewed so that the origin and nature of the fault can be determined.

Can a plane land safely despite one engine failure?

Commercial aircraft are designed so that in the event of a problem with one of the engines, a trained crew can take control of the aircraft under emergency procedures. However, the circumstances of each incident are different and conclusions about a particular flight can only be drawn after investigation. In this case too, the most important thing was that the pilot informed ATC about the malfunction and the plane landed safely in Chennai.

Now what will be the next action?

Only after the technical examination of the aircraft will it be decided how serious the problem in the engine was and what the reason for it was. The airline's technical team will review records related to the incident. Based on the findings of the investigation, a decision will be taken to return the aircraft to service. At present, there is no information about any loss of life in the incident after 224 passengers have landed safely.