ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58500
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| Date: | 17-JAN-2009 |
| Time: | 6:30 loca |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K9 |
| Owner/operator: | JetLite |
| Registration: | VT-SJI |
| MSN: | 34399/2030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kolkata (Calcutta) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC) |
| Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/VEGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A kite was sucked in to the left side engine before the aircraft reached an altitude of 500ft AGL. Smoke starting billowing from the engine. An air traffic controller alerts the flight crew, who must have also received in-flight alarms by that time. With alacrity, the crew led by Captain Ajay Aeri, goes through the emergency procedures, extinguishes the fire, turns the aircraft around, and lands.
Sources:
The captain of the flight. You've misspelt the name. Also, this was no miracle
Pilots are trained to handle such emergencies.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2009 10:46 | Certosino | Added |
| 19-Jan-2009 21:02 | gunther.kenya | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2009 03:52 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 08-Mar-2023 13:14 | Aaeri | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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