A Delhi-bound Indigo flight (6E-2433) made an emergency landing at Patna airport on August 4 after one of its engines developed technical snags. The aircraft was carrying 181 passengers and 8 crew members and all passengers were safe.
“After 10 minutes of the take-off from Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, the aircraft developed technical snags in one of its engines. There were 181 passengers on board along with 8 crew members. However due to the caution of the pilot, a major incident was averted,“ an airport official said.
The technical snag in the engine was detected as soon as the plane took off from Patna airport this morning after which the aircraft was brought back to Patna airport and safe landing was made. The faulty aircraft has been kept at Patna airport and the engineers are busy repairing it.
