After flames were detected in one of its engines, a Calicut-bound Air India Express B737-80 aircraft from Abu Dhabi had to make an emergency landing back at Abu Dhabi airport, the country's aviation regulatory body said Friday.&nbsp;

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a statement said the flight which had a total of 184 passengers on board landed safely and none of the passengers was hurt during the incident.

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Air India Express told ANI news agency that soon after taking off, the pilot detected a flame when the plane was at about 1,000 feet high. The airline said that the fire was detected in one of the engines and hence the people in charge made the decision to land the flight back to Abu Dhabi airport.&nbsp;

"Today an Air India Express B737-800 aircraft VT-AYC operating flight IX 348 (Abu Dhabi-Calicut) was involved in Airturnback due to the No. 1 engine flameout at 1,000 ft during the climb," DGCA said in a statement.&nbsp;

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In another incident earlier on 23 January, an Air India Express flight from Trivandrum to Muscat suffered a technical glitch. After the snag was detected, the flight was immediately landed, around 45 minutes after taking off. "The flight took off from Trivandrum at 8.30 am and landed back at 9.17 am," the officials added.

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After flames were detected in one of its engines, a Calicut-bound Air India Express B737-80 aircraft from Abu Dhabi had to make an emergency landing back at Abu Dhabi airport, the country's aviation regulatory body said Friday.

After flames were detected in one of its engines, a Calicut-bound Air India Express B737-80 aircraft from Abu Dhabi had to make an emergency landing back at Abu Dhabi airport, the country's aviation regulatory body said Friday. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a statement said the flight which had a total of 184 passengers on board landed safely and none of the passengers was hurt during the incident. Also Read | Democrat Ilhan Omar ousted from House Foreign Affairs Committee for her anti-Semitic comments Air India Express told ANI news agency that soon after taking off, the pilot detected a flame when the plane was at about 1,000 feet high. The airline said that the fire was detected in one of the engines and hence the people in charge made the decision to land the flight back to Abu Dhabi airport. "Today an Air India Express B737-800 aircraft VT-AYC operating flight IX 348 (Abu Dhabi-Calicut) was involved in Airturnback due to the No. 1 engine flameout at 1,000 ft during the climb," DGCA said in a statement. Also Read | EU Parliament waives immunity from prosecution of two lawmakers in bribery scam probe In another incident earlier on 23 January, an Air India Express flight from Trivandrum to Muscat suffered a technical glitch. After the snag was detected, the flight was immediately landed, around 45 minutes after taking off. "The flight took off from Trivandrum at 8.30 am and landed back at 9.17 am," the officials added. Watch | Will 'Operation Miracle' save the ocean's rarest marine mammal? Not just technical snags and engine flameouts, in December 2022, a snake was found on a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight. However, the report of a snake on board came when the flight had already landed the Dubai airport. A probe was initiated into the matter by the aviation regulatory body. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Calicut-bound Air India Express flight catches fire mid-air, lands back at Abu Dhabi airport

A passenger plane carrying 190 passengers had crashed at the Calicut airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala last year. Now, an investigation has concluded that the crash might have happened due to 'human error'.<o:p></o:p>

The Air India Express was bringing 190 passengers from Dubai to India as part of repatriation flights in times of the Covid pandemic. <o:p></o:p>

During landing, the Boeing 737 skidded off the runway in rain and crashed landed by breaking in two parts. The crash ended up taking lives of 21 people, including both the pilots and injured nearly 75 passengers.

The extensive probe report cited several factors that led to the tragedy. Here are the main points:

<o:p>Bad weather</o:p>

The aircraft was attempting to land repeatedly in bad weather. First attempt was aborted as the pilots did not find the appropriate conditions to land the plane. However, in their final attempt, the investigators claim, the pilots ended up making several violations.

In such bad weather, a miss on the runway can lead to a disastrous outcome, like the one observed during the Calicut crash.

<o:p>Inadequate briefing</o:p>

The report by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau claims that the pilots did not carry out "adequate briefing" for landing with tailwinds in the poor weather. The experts believe that a failure to "quickly calculate accurate landing data in adverse weather conditions" led to the deadly crash.

<o:p>In addition, the pilots also failed to "make the mandatory announcement for the cabin crew to be seated on the first approach for landing... This is a very serious omission and compromises cabin crew".</o:p>

The pilot also failed to follow the proper protocol and instead of aborting the landing mission, he continued to descend the plane in unstabilised conditions.&nbsp;

"The probable cause of the accident was the non-adherence to standard operating procedures by the pilot flying, wherein, he continued an unstabilised approach and landed beyond the touchdown zone, halfway down the runway, in spite of a go around call by the pilot monitoring, which warranted a mandatory go around and the failure of the pilot monitoring to take over controls and execute a go around," the report said.

Faulty parts

The windshield wiper of the aircraft was also not functioning properly, the report claims. Experts have concluded that windshield wiper on the PIC side stopped functioning. The pilot in command (PIC) was also recorded giving an unusual detailed briefing to&nbsp;flight officer (FO), which raises doubts that the crew was already familiar with the unreliable windshield but had failed to raise the issue.

<o:p>Landing in heavy rain with a faulty wiper was not an ideal approach and should have been avoided or delayed, the experts believe.</o:p>

Compromise on safety

The pilots and the crew members were seasoned experts who were aware of the Indian monsoon. Even then, the PIC continued for second approach of the&nbsp;Kozhikode runway without assessing the risk involved, the report claims. The FO, too, ignored the violation of the SOP.

In addition to this, the Pilot Monitoring failed to make the mandatory announcement for the cabin crew to be seated during the first approach to the&nbsp;Kozhikode runway, which results in another omission of SOP and puts the lives of cabin crew in danger.

The pilot, experts believe, should have assessed the risk involved due to the Indian monsoon and decided to not to divert even after the 'missed approach'. This decision was taken by the pilots&nbsp;even though alternate airfields were available and the aircraft had enough fuel to redirect.

Unprescribed medicines, cognitive deficits

The report has also hinted that there might be a possibility that the PIC was taking some unprescribed medicines that may have "caused subtle cognitive deficits".

Experts said the PIC was taking anti-diabetic drugs which were not prescribed to him by any doctor and those may have caused&nbsp;mild hypoglycaemia.

This&nbsp;"probably contributed to errors in complex decision making as well as susceptibility to perceptual errors. The possibility of visual illusions causing errors in distance and depth perception cannot be ruled out due to degraded visual cues of orientation due to low visibility and sub optimal performance of the PIC's windshield wiper in rain," the report claims.

Human errors and system failures have contributed to the crash of the aircraft, as per experts. "These usually occur due to prevailing safety culture that give rise to errors, mistakes and violation of routine tasks performed by people operating within the system," the report says.<o:p></o:p>

A passenger plane carrying 190 passengers had crashed at the Calicut airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala last year. Now, an investigation has concluded that the crash might have happened due to 'human error'.

A passenger plane carrying 190 passengers had crashed at the Calicut airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala last year. Now, an investigation has concluded that the crash might have happened due to 'human error'. The Air India Express was bringing 190 passengers from Dubai to India as part of repatriation flights in times of the Covid pandemic. During landing, the Boeing 737 skidded off the runway in rain and crashed landed by breaking in two parts. The crash ended up taking lives of 21 people, including both the pilots and injured nearly 75 passengers. The extensive probe report cited several factors that led to the tragedy. Here are the main points: Bad weather The aircraft was attempting to land repeatedly in bad weather. First attempt was aborted as the pilots did not find the appropriate conditions to land the plane. However, in their final attempt, the investigators claim, the pilots ended up making several violations. In such bad weather, a miss on the runway can lead to a disastrous outcome, like the one observed during the Calicut crash. Inadequate briefing The report by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau claims that the pilots did not carry out "adequate briefing" for landing with tailwinds in the poor weather. The experts believe that a failure to "quickly calculate accurate landing data in adverse weather conditions" led to the deadly crash. In addition, the pilots also failed to "make the mandatory announcement for the cabin crew to be seated on the first approach for landing... This is a very serious omission and compromises cabin crew". The pilot also failed to follow the proper protocol and instead of aborting the landing mission, he continued to descend the plane in unstabilised conditions. "The probable cause of the accident was the non-adherence to standard operating procedures by the pilot flying, wherein, he continued an unstabilised approach and landed beyond the touchdown zone, halfway down the runway, in spite of a go around call by the pilot monitoring, which warranted a mandatory go around and the failure of the pilot monitoring to take over controls and execute a go around," the report said. Faulty parts The windshield wiper of the aircraft was also not functioning properly, the report claims. Experts have concluded that windshield wiper on the PIC side stopped functioning. The pilot in command (PIC) was also recorded giving an unusual detailed briefing to flight officer (FO), which raises doubts that the crew was already familiar with the unreliable windshield but had failed to raise the issue. Landing in heavy rain with a faulty wiper was not an ideal approach and should have been avoided or delayed, the experts believe. Compromise on safety The pilots and the crew members were seasoned experts who were aware of the Indian monsoon. Even then, the PIC continued for second approach of the Kozhikode runway without assessing the risk involved, the report claims. The FO, too, ignored the violation of the SOP. In addition to this, the Pilot Monitoring failed to make the mandatory announcement for the cabin crew to be seated during the first approach to the Kozhikode runway, which results in another omission of SOP and puts the lives of cabin crew in danger. The pilot, experts believe, should have assessed the risk involved due to the Indian monsoon and decided to not to divert even after the 'missed approach'. This decision was taken by the pilots even though alternate airfields were available and the aircraft had enough fuel to redirect. Unprescribed medicines, cognitive deficits The report has also hinted that there might be a possibility that the PIC was taking some unprescribed medicines that may have "caused subtle cognitive deficits". Experts said the PIC was taking anti-diabetic drugs which were not prescribed to him by any doctor and those may have caused mild hypoglycaemia. This "probably contributed to errors in complex decision making as well as susceptibility to perceptual errors. The possibility of visual illusions causing errors in distance and depth perception cannot be ruled out due to degraded visual cues of orientation due to low visibility and sub optimal performance of the PIC's windshield wiper in rain," the report claims. Human errors and system failures have contributed to the crash of the aircraft, as per experts. "These usually occur due to prevailing safety culture that give rise to errors, mistakes and violation of routine tasks performed by people operating within the system," the report says.

Calicut: Air India Express crashed because of 'human error' of pilots, report claims

A major mishap at India Kozhikode airport has left 18 people dead and over 100 injured after an Air India Express aircraft arriving from Dubai crashed at Calicut International Airport. Watch report.

Calicut Plane Crash: 18 dead in the crash, What is a tabletop runway?

An Air India Express plane with over 190 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala. The aircraft, en route from Dubai, skidded off the runway and broke in two at Calicut airport upon landing, India's aviation authority said. Watch report.

Air India flight skids off runway | Kerala | Over 190 people onboard | 2 lives lost

Nipah virus has claimed one more life raising the death toll to a total of 16 after one more passed away due to the infection in Calicut on Thursday.&nbsp;

This comes the same day after another victim was pronounced dead this morning in Kerala with a 28-year-old man succumbing to the deadly virus, a health department official said today.&nbsp;

Akhil, a native of Karassery, who was undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode Medical college hospital (KMCH) since May 29, died last night, the official said.&nbsp;

Two more persons confirmed of having contracted the virus are being treated at KMCH, he said.&nbsp;

Besides, 1,353 people who had been in contact with the affected persons before the confirmation of the disease, are under observation, the official said.&nbsp;

Yesterday, Madhusudhanan (55) of Nellikode in the district, who was undergoing treatment in a private hospital here also breathed his last.&nbsp;

On Wednesday, <a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/preview/article/140956">a soldier died in Kolkata</a> due to the deadly virus.&nbsp;

The outbreak of the Nipah virus infection, a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans, is suspected to be from an unused well in Perambra which was infested with bats.&nbsp; 
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This comes the same day after another victim was pronounced dead this morning in Kerala with a 28-year-old man succumbing to the deadly virus here, a health department official said today

Nipah virus has claimed one more life raising the death toll to a total of 16 after one more passed away due to the infection in Calicut on Thursday. This comes the same day after another victim was pronounced dead this morning in Kerala with a 28-year-old man succumbing to the deadly virus, a health department official said today. Akhil, a native of Karassery, who was undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode Medical college hospital (KMCH) since May 29, died last night, the official said. Two more persons confirmed of having contracted the virus are being treated at KMCH, he said. Besides, 1,353 people who had been in contact with the affected persons before the confirmation of the disease, are under observation, the official said. Yesterday, Madhusudhanan (55) of Nellikode in the district, who was undergoing treatment in a private hospital here also breathed his last. On Wednesday, a soldier died in Kolkata due to the deadly virus. The outbreak of the Nipah virus infection, a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans, is suspected to be from an unused well in Perambra which was infested with bats.

Nipah virus: Death toll mounts to 16 as one more dies in Calicut

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