Emergency landing for IAF plane

New Delhi: An Indian Air Force Dornier plane had to make an emergency landing after it developed a technical snag in one of its engine during a routine flight today.
"The IAF aircraft, with three crew members onboard, had to make emergency landing after fuel supply in one of its engine was shut off," sources at the airport said.
The plane, which was associated with Palam-based Dornier Squardon, landed safely on the secondary runway at around 4.15 pm along with the crew members, they said.
The Dornier aircraft is manufactured at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Kanpur unit and being used by the Navy as well as the Coast Guards.
08/02/09 SamayLive

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Categories: Safety Feb 2009