PHOTOS: Air India 737 Catches Fire in Muscat

PHOTOS: Air India 737 Catches Fire in Muscat

BY ADAM SCHUPAK Published on September 15, 2022 0 COMMENTS

On the morning of Wednesday, September 14, 2022, an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 operating flight IX 442 to Cochin (COK/VOCI), experienced an emergency evacuation on an airport taxiway in Muscat (MCT/OOMS) airport due to smoke emanating from the aircrafts' number two (N2) engine. 

 

 



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The Incident 

 

The scene occurred at around 11:15 local time (GMT +4) when pilots in another aircraft reported seeing fumes bellowing from one of the Boeing 737's engines. The crew reported seeing no fire warning indicator going off in the cockpit. Before the aircraft stopped its taxi, passengers onboard recalled smoke coming from the N2 engine of the aircraft. As per procedure, the crew stopped the aircraft on the taxiway and activated the 737-800's onboard engine fire extinguishers. Soon after, all 141 passengers and 4 infants were evacuated safely onto the ramp. After the smoke stopped billowing from the aircraft's engine, the Boeing aircraft was ferried back to the terminal. 

 

DGCA Releases a Statement 

 

A senior official at the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated that the aviation regulator is investigating the incident and that appropriate action will be taken once the cause of this incident becomes known.  

 

Photo: AeroXplorer | Thomas Tse

 

The Aircraft 

 

Photo: AeroXplorer | Panteley Shmelev

 

The Boeing 737-800 involved in the incident, registered VT-AXZ, was delivered new to Air India Express in February of 2009. The aircraft was due to depart Muscat at 11:20 local time (GMT +4). The ill-fated aircraft previously came in from Cochin as flight IX443. 

 



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Replacement Aircraft

 

Passengers from the broken-down plane were ferried back to the terminal to wait out a 10-hour delay as Air India Express found another 737 and ferried it to Muscat. Flight IX442, now with a replacement 737, departed Muscat at 21:23 local time and arrived in Cochin at 02:08 local time on Thursday morning, just short of 10 hours after its original arrival time.

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Adam Schupak
Hey there! I'm Adam, a passionate avgeek absolutely obsessed with everything that flies. I'm a student glider pilot, but have the ultimate ambition of become a commercial airline pilot. Besides aviation, I'm also passionate about urban design, civil engineering, and trains.

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