Yet another mishap was averted at Kochi 30 Aug 2011, 1843 hrs IST, AGENCIES Yet another mishap was averted on Sunday (Aug 21) at the International Airport in Kochi when the tail of an Air Indian Express filght IX 419 from Kochi to Abu Dhabi with 192 passengers struck the runway after which an emergency landing took place. This incident occured just six hours before the the 137-passenger Gulf Air plane Airbus A-320 from Bahrain, skidded off the runway and broke its nose-wheel yesterday (Aug 29) while landing at Kochi.
Aviation sources tell TIMES NOW that there was a major damage to the tail assembly of the aircraft. Reports also says that both the pilots have been derostered by the DGCA.
However, eventual landing took place after one and a half hours as the flight flew around to burn excess fuel. All the passengers aboard were safe but were put through a stressful period of 90 minutes before it as forced to land.
The pilot calculated his takeoff speed and input weight as 54 tons. Major . Both Pilots, derostered by the DGCA. Prelim report says , callous attitude by the pilot inputting incorrect weight'. Cabin crew reported hissing noise in the cabin. Report also says that the aircraft to be checked by Boeing before use again. Aircraft flying now, currently in Sharjah.
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