Monday, February 25, 2019

Vistara Chennai-Kolkata flight suffers engine snag, lands safely

New Delhi: A Vistara aircraft operating from Chennai to Kolkata on Monday reportedly suffered an inflight engine failure during descend while approaching its destination. The twin-engine aircraft can land safely on one engine and this Vistara Airbus A320 also did so in Kolkata. The plane (VT-TTF) is now grounded there.

According to sources, UK-733 with almost 130 people on board had an engine failure during descent at 17,000 feet.

A Vistara spokesperson said: "We confirm that our flight UK 733 operating Chennai-Kolkata (Monday) experienced a technical malfunction in the right engine during descent. The pilots carried out the necessary procedures and proceeded to land safely at Kolkata International Airport."

25/02/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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