Smoke emission from aircraft engine; passengers alight safely

Thiruvananthapuram: Emission of smoke from the engine of Male-Thiruvananthapuram Indian flight, which touched down at the airport here on Thursday carrying 150 passengers and crew, created panic briefly but the aircraft was stowed away to the parking bay.
The people on board the IC 964 flight disembarked safely, airport sources said.
On detection of the smoke, the aircraft's engine was immediately stopped before it was stowed away. According to the sources, the smoke was caused by leakage of hydraulic oil. The aircraft's onward journey to Chennai as IC 932 has been cancelled.
01/11/07 PTI/Times of India

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