The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday sought a detailed report from Air India Express after its Kozhikode-bound flight was forced to return to Abu Dhabi due to an engine failure immediately after take-off earlier in the day.
“We have started an investigation into the matter and sought a detailed report of the incident,” a DGCA official told HT on condition of anonymity.
Air India Express flight IX 348, with 184 passengers on board, was set to take off for Kozhikode from Abu Dhabi at 3.15am (IST) when it resorted to an air turnback – a situation wherein the aircraft is forced to land at the departure airport – due to a flameout in its engine number 1 at 1,000 feet during climb.
