A Turkish Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Istanbul made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday, February 4, due to an engine malfunction shortly after take-off. According to a statement by the Kolkata Airport Director, the aircraft, en route to Istanbul from Kathmandu, reportedly caught fire in the right engine immediately after takeoff.
Turkish Airlines flight THY727, carrying 236 passengers including 11 crew members, declared a PAN PAN after a right engine fire was reported and the flight was diverted to Kolkata. According to an IANS report, the fire was brought under control, and the Airbus A330 aircraft landed safely at Kolkata airport with one engine shut down. The flight took off at 1:28 pm (Local Time) from Kathmandu and landed at Kolkata NSCBI Airport at around 2:49 pm. According to the latest update, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is monitoring the situation at Kolkata Airport.
What is the PAN PAN Signal?
The internationally recognised ‘PAN-PAN’ signal is used in aviation to indicate an urgent but non-life-threatening situation, requiring immediate support from air traffic control or ground services.
More Details on the Incident
Teknath Sitaula, General Manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, told ANI over the phone, "The Turkish Airlines flight caught fire within four minutes of the take off, the right engine caught fire. The flight took off at 1:28 PM (Local Time)." According to the official, the pilots diverted the aircraft west of Kathmandu and shut down the right engine, holding the aircraft for about 10 minutes.
MoCA Issues Statement
The Ministry of Civil Aviation also issued a statement and said, "At time 13:38 IST, THY727, from Kathmandu (VNKT) to Istanbul (LTFM) declared PAN PAN due right engine on fire, and requested to divert to Kolkata (VECC). THY727 reported fire under control at time 13:51 IST and proceeding to Kolkata (VECC) with one engine failure
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a major disaster was averted at Mumbai airport, after the wingtips of Air India and an IndiGo aircraft collided on the ground. Both aircraft were carrying passengers at the time of the incident. Fortunately, all passengers are safe but both the aircraft suffered damages, causing a delay to the outbound Air India flight.
The collision took place between AI 2732, which was pushing back for its departure to Coimbatore and IndiGo flight 6E 791, which was taxiing after arriving from Hyderabad. Subsequently, both aircraft returned to the bay for inspections, the DGCA said.
(With inputs from ANI, IANS)
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