Air India A320neo plane to Bengaluru returns to Mumbai just 27 minutes after take off; here's why

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is conducting an investigation into this incident. The A320neo planes of Air India have CFM's Leap engines on them

|May 20, 2022, 13:13:24 IST

New Delhi: An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.

Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday.

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is conducting an investigation into this incident, sources said. The A320neo planes of Air India have CFM's Leap engines on them.

The pilots of the A320neo plane received a warning about high exhaust gas temperatures on one of the engines just minutes after the aircraft's departure from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 9:43 am.

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