AirAsia Hyderabad flight develops technical glitch, carries out ‘precautionary’ engine shut down

Budget carrier AirAsia India on Tuesday said that one of its Hyderabad-bound flights from Jaipur faced a “technical” glitch, forcing it carry out a “precautionary” landing on one engine only.

The incident that happened on Tuesday is being probed by regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation while a detailed inspection of the aircraft is being carrier out, the airline said in a statement.

“AirAsia India aircraft VT-IXC operating as i51543 from Jaipur to Hyderabad on May 26, encountered a technical issue and carried out a precautionary engine shut down,” AirAsia India said.

Handling the situation calmly in a professional manner, the crew landed at Shamshabad, as scheduled, it said.