Mumbai: The Air France plane, which made an emergency landing after engine failure 15 minutes after take-off on Monday, will remain at the Mumbai airport's international parking bay for some time now.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said the aircraft was repaired by a special maintenance team called in from France a day after the incident, but it is the classification of the episode that will decide if the aircraft can fly out of Mumbai.
"If the episode is classified as an incident, it will be probed by the French authorities and the aircraft can be authorized to fly to Paris. But if it is classified as accident, it will be within the purview of the DGCA," said an official.
Ground inspection had revealed the presence of a chisel-like tool in the hood of the engine, which had caused massive damage and perhaps led to the failure.
16/03/13 Times of India
