NEW DELHI: Air India Express Calicut-Dubai of Saturday diverted safely to Muscat after burning smell came from a vent in the forward galley. The Boeing 737 (VT-AXX) was operating as IX-355 when the burning smell came. The crew carried out the SOP for smoke, fire and fumes and then diverted to Muscat where it safely landed.
Comments have been sought from AI Express and are awaited.
Post landing, engineering inspections were carried on the aircraft and the engines. “No fumes or smoke was observed from either engine or APU. There was now no smell of fuel or oil. Oven in forward galley was released under MEL (minimum equipment list, meaning a certain part will be repaired within a given time frame and during which the aircraft is safe to fly),” said sources.
Burning smell in Air India Express cabin: Calicut-Dubai flight safely diverted
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