At the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi, an A350 Air India aircraft’s engine was damaged after a container was drawn into it. We are awaiting a statement from Air India regarding the event. This occurs shortly after an engine malfunction caused an Air India aircraft traveling from Delhi to Mumbai, Maharashtra, to do a midair turnaround. An Air India aircraft headed for Mumbai had to return to Delhi early on December 22 due to a problem with one of the engines. The aircraft had been in the air for around an hour. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aircraft made an air turn back when the flight crew noticed low engine oil pressure on the right-hand engine during flap retraction following takeoff.
There were apparently about 355 passengers on board the Boeing 777. An Air India representative said in a statement, “The crew operating flight AI887 from Delhi to Mumbai on 22 December decided to return to Delhi shortly after take-off due to a technical issue as per standard operating procedure,” however they did not specify the nature of the technical problem. The Air India aircraft was “involved in Airturnback as during flap retraction after take-off, the flight crew observed low engine oil pressure on Engine No. 2 (Right-Hand engine),” according to a statement released by the DGCA. The crew shut down the No. 2 engine in accordance with protocol, and the aircraft safely landed in Delhi when the engine oil pressure quickly dropped to zero, according to DGCA.
