'Bad-nosed' Jet Airways plane stuck at A'bad airport, passengers safe

Ahmedabad: Fifty-seven passengers and four crew members of a Jet Airways flight had a miraculous escape at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday when their plane suffered a nose wheel breakdown during landing.
The ATR aircraft, flight number 2510, was coming from Indore to Ahmedabad and was scheduled to land at Ahmedabad airport at 8.54 pm.
Though the touchdown by the pilots was proper, the nose wheel suffered a breakdown due to a technical snag. Fortunately, no passenger was injured, officials said. But the aircraft got stuck on the runway which affected movement of lanes.
According to airline sources, the hydraulic brake of the aircraft got jammed due to rain, which was the reason for the incident.
23/07/10 Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010, Jet Airways Jul 2010, Safety Jul 2010