India A321 near Mumbai on Jun 27th 2025, burning odour in cockpit
Last Update: June 29, 2025 / 18:29:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 27, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-639
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement A321-200 registration VT-PPK reached Chennai with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 27, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-639
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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