New Delhi: A major accident was averted at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) after the pilot of Oman Air reported started the plane’s engine without clearance when the passenger’s bags were being loaded inside. The incident took place on October 5.
Luckily no one was present near the engine at the time, averting a major accident. According to ‘The Times of India’ report, the incident took place when the aerobridge and the bulk loader were connected to the place. Notably, it is through the bulk loader that the bags are loaded and offloaded from the aircraft. The boarding for the Delh-Muscat flight was yet to begin at the time of the incident.
The pilot started the engine without clearance
The pilot had started the engine of the flight without clearance for snag rectification, the paper reported further. Notably, it’s only after passengers are boarded and bags are loaded that the aerobridge is removed. It is only after this that the ground staff clears the pilots of the flight. Pilots then take clearance from the Air Traffic Control after which the flight is ready to fly.
Recently, one of the tires of another Oman Air flight was found to be damaged in Chennai International Airport. The maintenance crew of the airport spotted the damaged tyre after it landed. There were 146 people onboard when the incident took place. According to an India Today report, the tyre could have been damaged at the time of landing. The initial observation found that the airplane tyre known as the ‘tread’ was damaged. Importantly, aeroplane tyres are different from that of cars, since they come with a strong tread.
The flight underwent maintenance checks
As per the report, the flight then underwent maintenance checks. The officials waited for a new tyre which was to be flown in from Mumbai, Delhi. While the return journey of passengers was canceled, they were accommodated in various hotels in the city, the report added further
