Chennai: The only runway in active existence at the Chennai airport was shut for close to an hour on Friday night, after an Air India plane landed and stalled immediately after the landing sequence was through. Unfortunately, the plane had experienced a hydraulic system failure and had leaked oil along most of the runway, along its landing path — effectively making the runway unusable for the most part of an hour and delaying at least 14 flights that were set to depart and land.
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson confirmed that the incident occurred at 8.26 pm and the plane had to be towed away after it stopped.
“The plane had intimated us that there may be a snag and when it landed, the oil leaked on to the runway. Our teams were ready and the clean-up process started immediately. There was so much oil that it took over 45 minutes to clear it. AAI is prepared for all such contingencies,” he said.
The spill was cleared by 9.18 pm and after an inspection, planes were allowed to use it again, shortly after.
03/05/14 Daniel Thimmayya/New Indian Express
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An Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson confirmed that the incident occurred at 8.26 pm and the plane had to be towed away after it stopped.
“The plane had intimated us that there may be a snag and when it landed, the oil leaked on to the runway. Our teams were ready and the clean-up process started immediately. There was so much oil that it took over 45 minutes to clear it. AAI is prepared for all such contingencies,” he said.
The spill was cleared by 9.18 pm and after an inspection, planes were allowed to use it again, shortly after.
03/05/14 Daniel Thimmayya/New Indian Express
