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Scare in the air: Air India Express flight suffers hydraulic problem and lands safely | India News – Times of India
“Since the plane was refueled to fly to Sharjahthe crew will burn fuel by circling nearby for a while before landing. This is done to prevent landing too heavy by falling below the maximum landing weight. Landing with too much weight can damage the landing gear,” sources said. It landed safely around 8:15 PM after safely burning fuel.
The airline described it as a “precautionary landing” because of the suspected snag. All precautionary measures such as positioning emergency vehicles along the runway as per norms have been taken for the landing of this aircraft.
An Civil Aviation Ministry spokesperson said: “The aircraft landed safely. The DGCA is monitoring the situation. The landing gear opened and landed normally. But the airport was alert and ready (for any situation).”