India B773 near Aktobe on Aug 25th 2016, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: August 25, 2016 / 23:03:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-191
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
VT-ALP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The airline reported the aircraft diverted for technical reasons, an alarm went off, engineers are inspecting the aircraft.
A relief Boeing 777-300 registration VT-ALK was dispatched to Aktobe to return the passengers to Mumbai, where they embarked on the next day's flight AI-191 to reach Newark with a delay of 24 hours.
VT-ALP was able to depart Aktobe about 21 hours after landing and is currently positioning back to Mumbai to resume service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-191
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
VT-ALP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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