Indigo Ahmedabad-Diu flight aborts take-off after engine fire, all flyers safe
An IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad to Diu – 6E7966, with 60 passengers on board aborted take-off after one of the engines caught fire on Wednesday. As per reports, during the takeoff roll the pilot sent “Mayday” call to the air traffic control after noticing the issue.An Indigo spokesperson reportedly said that following the standard operating procedure, the pilots informed the authorities and returned the aircraft to the bay. The aircraft, reportedly an ATR 72-600, then underwent necessary checks and maintenance before resuming operations.IndiGo Airlines faced back-to-back technical challenges this week. Flight 6E 813 operating from Goa to Indore was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday, after a suspected hydraulic malfunction in its wheel system triggered an undercarriage warning mid-air. The aircraft departed Goa’s Dabolim Airport at 3.14 pm and was approaching Indore when the pilot alerted Air Traffic Control about the irregular hydraulic response linked to the landing gear. As a precaution, the plane circled Indore’s airspace seven to eight times while emergency response units were mobilised on the ground.Fire brigades, medical teams, and airport officials were deployed along the runway, anticipating a potentially hazardous landing. The aircraft touched down safely at 5.08 pm, with all 140 passengers and crew members reported unharmed. This marks the second such scare within 24 hours for the carrier.On Sunday evening, flight 6E 6591 from Tirupati to Hyderabad encountered a separate technical snag shortly after take-off. According to flight tracking data from FlightRadar24, the plane left Tirupati Airport at 7.42 pm, but was forced to circle overhead before landing back at 8.34 pm. That flight was cancelled.(with inputs from syndicated feed)
An IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad to Diu – 6E7966, with 60 passengers on board aborted take-off after one of the engines caught fire on Wednesday. As per reports, during the takeoff roll the pilot sent “Mayday” call to the air traffic control after noticing the issue.
An Indigo spokesperson reportedly said that following the standard operating procedure, the pilots informed the authorities and returned the aircraft to the bay. The aircraft, reportedly an ATR 72-600, then underwent necessary checks and maintenance before resuming operations.
IndiGo Airlines faced back-to-back technical challenges this week. Flight 6E 813 operating from Goa to Indore was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday, after a suspected hydraulic malfunction in its wheel system triggered an undercarriage warning mid-air.
The aircraft departed Goa’s Dabolim Airport at 3.14 pm and was approaching Indore when the pilot alerted Air Traffic Control about the irregular hydraulic response linked to the landing gear. As a precaution, the plane circled Indore’s airspace seven to eight times while emergency response units were mobilised on the ground.
Fire brigades, medical teams, and airport officials were deployed along the runway, anticipating a potentially hazardous landing. The aircraft touched down safely at 5.08 pm, with all 140 passengers and crew members reported unharmed. This marks the second such scare within 24 hours for the carrier.
On Sunday evening, flight 6E 6591 from Tirupati to Hyderabad encountered a separate technical snag shortly after take-off. According to flight tracking data from FlightRadar24, the plane left Tirupati Airport at 7.42 pm, but was forced to circle overhead before landing back at 8.34 pm. That flight was cancelled.
(with inputs from syndicated feed)
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