India B772 over Iran on Nov 21st 2023, minor technical problem

Last Update: November 21, 2023 / 17:38:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-119

Departure
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-AEI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An Air India Boeing 777-200, registration VT-AEI performing flight AI-119 from Mumbai (India) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL320 over Iran about 100nm northnorthwest of Zahedan (Iran) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Mumbai. The aircraft landed safely on Mumbai's runway 09 about 130 minutes after turning around.

The airline reported a minor technical problem. The passengers were offered hotel accomodation and alternative flights.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Mumbai about 16 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-119

Departure
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-AEI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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