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Two Tyres of Air India Plane Burst on Landing, Close Shave for Passengers

  •   Tue, Jun 15 2010 03:18:32 PM

NEW DELHI, Jun 15 (PTI): Over 100 people on board an Air India plane had a close shave when two tyres of the left landing gear of the aircraft deflated soon after it landed at the IGI airport here today.

"Air India's Mumbai-Bhopal-Indore-Delhi flight (IC-133) with 100 passengers and six crew members landed at Delhi airport around 10.58 a.m and was taxiing towards the parking bay when engineers at the ground noticed two deflated tyres of the left landing gear and sparks emanating due to friction," an airline official said.

They then immediately informed the pilot and asked him to stop the Airbus-320 aircraft.

The crash fire tenders were immediately called in, which sprinkled water and foam to cool the aircraft's undercarriage in order to prevent any fire, he said, adding "all the passengers onboard are safe".

According to sources, there was no tyre burst as the pilot did not notice any unusual jerk. "The tyres got deflated after the aircraft had landed and while it was taxiing," they said.

  

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  • JH Shetty, Kaup/Dubai

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    Air India must CLOSE for good. If they cannot manage their business they have no right to play with people's lives. We have just lost 3 of our family members in the recent M'lore aircrash and I don't think anyone has anymore strength to bear any such losses. This is criminal and they must just close for good instead of endorsing their poor state of affairs every now and then.

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  • allan d'costa, kinnigoli/abudhabi

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    I don't understand the headline. tyres burst while landing and the pilot does not notice that? how is it possible. either the headline is wrong or the planes tyres got deflated while taxing which is uncommon. whatever the headlines said that close shave for passengers also does not justify the news.

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  • V-vicky, mangalore

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    I told several times....just shut down air india, AIE, AI....otherwise just use these planes for transport MPs & Ministers....not for public....

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  • Arohi, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    Air India if you want to survive buy some new planes and throw the old to garbage. your luck is flown in heavy rain :-)

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  • Affan/Adnan A. Latif, Bajpe, Dammam

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    Air India should be removed and new organization set up in that place,this is daily news,we fed up by these types of neglegence....

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  • sreenivasan.k, keralla ,kasaragod,kanahangad

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    air india should change the old aircrafts and there should be proper maintanance to prevent lost of lives

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  • Eulalia D'Souza, Bijai / Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    God's Providence for the passengers and the crew too & specially for Air India. As we all know it is hardly a month ago that we witnessed a disaster with this airline here in Mangalore. May be Air India needs to keep a close watch on maintainance of aircrafts, air worthiness of flights. Any negligence from airline side can cost so many lives n then huge money as compensation..!! Just b'coz it is a Govt career, are the authorities taking things lightly? Please treat the safety of airline passengers, crew and also credibilty of our national career on top priority...!!!

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  • Rrag, Dubai/ Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    When we travel we are always in the "air" to reach "India" may be alive or dead ! God only can save us.

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  • Ahmed Khaleed, Kuwait

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    Air India Should Improve their standards and their systems

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  • Ahmad khaleed, Kuwait

    Tue, Jun 15 2010

    Air India Should Develop Their plane systems

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