Air India AI-829 Engine fire incident
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Air India AI-829 Engine fire incident
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
Anybody here has any more inside news regarding this incident with details ??
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
Anybody here has any more inside news regarding this incident with details ??
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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
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Mobile footage: Air India plane engine on fire-News-VIDEOS-The Times of India
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phasing out
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