Air India Indore-bound flight returns to Delhi after fire indication in engine

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An Indore-bound Air India plane made an emergency landing in New Delhi on Sunday morning after being airborne for over 30 minutes as the pilot received a "fire indication" in the right engine of the aircraft, news agency PTI reported.

Air India in a statement said one engine of the A320 neo aircraft was shut down and the plane landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 6:15 am. As per the report, there were more than 90 people on board. The aircraft, which operated the flight AI2913, has been grounded for inspection.

"Flight AI2913, operating from Delhi to Indore on August 31, air-returned to Delhi shortly after take off, as the cockpit crew received a fire indication for the right engine," the Tata Group-owned airline was quoted by PTI as saying.

Following standard procedure, the cockpit crew elected to shut down the engine and returned to Delhi where the flight landed safely, it added. According to Air India, passengers are being transferred to an alternative aircraft which will operate the flight to Indore shortly.

Air safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has been duly informed about the incident, the airline said. As per the report, recently, there have been instances of Air India planes facing technical issues.