‘Slats failure’ alert delays Bangkok-Delhi AI flight
An Air India-operated Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft returned to Bangkok on Tuesday shortly after its take-off, after the plane’s system sent out a “slats failure” warning, according to sources.
Flight AI333, destined for Delhi, had climbed to around 6,000 feet after taking off at 1.28 pm local time — an hour after its scheduled time.
“The pilots saw a slats failure warning and decided to turn the aircraft back to Bangkok. The aircraft was checked by the maintenance crew in Bangkok and was cleared to fly to Delhi. It departed at 5.03pm local time, and reached Delhi at 7.25 pm IST,” one source said.
