India Express B738 at Kozhikode on Feb 24th 2023, technical problem
Last Update: February 24, 2023 / 11:52:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
IX-385
Departure
Kozhikode, India
Destination
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
VT-AYA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
India's Press Agency PTI claims based on unnamed sources the aircraft may have suffered a tail strike.
There is also information around that the aircraft may have suffered hydraulic issues.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Trivandrum due to some technical issue.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Trivandrum for about 5 hours, then resumed flight IX-385 currently climbing out.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
IX-385
Departure
Kozhikode, India
Destination
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
VT-AYA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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