Now, false cargo fire alarm sends IndiGo flight back to Chennai after take off

NEW DELHI: Yet another IndiGo flight had to return to its origin city soon after take off in the early hours of Friday. However, this time the “Air turn back” was not due to engine snag but a fire alarm that later, thankfully, turned out to be false.
The flight, 6E-1751 took off after 1 am Friday from Chennai for Kuwait City. “Soon after getting airborne, pilots got cargo smoke warning on the aircraft (VT-IJJ) which had over 160 people on board. They declared full emergency and landed back safely in Chennai within minutes of taking off off from there,” said a senior official probing this incident.
After landing inspection of the aircraft revealed that the fire alam was a false one. “Upon arrival no evidence of smoke was found and only passenger baggage was loaded in the aft cargo. Two smoke detectors were found to be faulty during troubleshooting. The aircraft is grounded in Chennai, awaiting arrival of spares from Delhi,” added the official.