Air India AI-829 Engine fire incident

[shanx]

Just saw this on the news ...
An engine of the B747-400 caught fire while taxiing.

Also came across this ...
Engine of AI plane catches fire, passengers evacuated - Mumbai - City - NEWS - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/mumbai/Engine-of-AI-plane-catches-fire-passengers-evacuated-/articleshow/4970999.cms)

Anybody here has any more inside news regarding this incident with details ??

[COCOCHANEL]

Here's a mobile video capture of the engine caught in a blaze posted on the same website... they are now suspecting a fuel leak....

Mobile footage: Air India plane engine on fire-News-VIDEOS-The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mobile-footage-Air-India-plane-engine-on-fire/videoshow/4972301.cms)

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[Schumi - Red Baron]

Continue your discussion here.

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/387665-747-catches-fire-runway.html

[kartik.subramaniam]

I guess Air India was already on the lines of phasing out all 747's this particular incident will now only speed up the phase out ..... its time to bid farewell to the Jumbo :D

[Left Wing]

these 744s need to go ASAP....are on long term lease and a loss making a/c for AI...

AI's issues are far bigger than an engine fire..

[Aeronotix]

Fire in one engine can be handled. But fire in a whole organisation??????????
Now that's something that NO ONE can put out permanently:ugh::ugh::{

[HAWK21M]

Suspected leak from #1Engine Fuel SOV.
regds
MEL.