Guwahati: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been ordered by the Civil Aviation Ministry to undertake a thorough investigation and submit a report about an event where the Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight encountered a technical issue during takeoff at Delhi Airport.
An engine fire on a Bengaluru-bound A320 ceo aircraft carrying 184 passengers forced it to abort departure on Friday night at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
The passengers were safely evacuated as the plane landed back in the bay.
DGCA chief Arun Kumar said, “The priority is to carry out a detailed investigation of the incident and ascertain the reasons for the fire in the engine. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished swiftly and the aircraft is now grounded,”
He said the engine that caught fire was an IAEV2500. It is manufactured by IAE International Aero Engines AG.
“The DGCA will do a detailed study to check whether there have been any such incidents pertaining to these engines before. After the investigation, suitable follow-up action will be taken,” he said.
A DGCA source said the aircraft VT-IFM operating flight 6E-2131 from Delhi to Bengaluru was involved in reject takeoff following engine 2 fail warning.
As per reports, a loud bang was heard and the bottle of fire extinguisher was discharged.
In a statement issued early Saturday morning, IndiGo said the aircraft experienced a technical issue while on takeoff roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the take off and the aircraft safely returned to the bay.
All passengers and crew are safe and an alternate aircraft was arranged to operate the flight, which took off at 12.16 am on Saturday, it added.