AI flight grounded after bird-hit

Bhubaneswar: Passengers of Delhi-Bhubaneswar-Delhi Air India flight had a harrowing time as the plane was grounded after hitting a bird at Biju Patnaik Airport on Saturday.
An engine blade of the aircraft was affected by the bird-hit while it was approaching the runway. The pilot made a safe landing but the mishap grounded the flight for several hours.
The incident occurred at about 2.40 pm when the flight was on its way from Delhi to Bhubaneswar. While approaching the runway, it hit a bird.
Since the problem could not be sorted out by the airline ground staff, a team of engineers from Delhi rushed here at 7.40 pm, airport sources said. The team repaired four engine blades, which took several hours. The flight was ready for testing at about 11.30 pm. It was scheduled to return to Delhi at 2.30 am.
26/06/11 The New Indian Express

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