Smoke began billowing out of the tail of a Dubai-bound Emirates flight at Chennai airport final night time. A plume of white smoke was popping out from the engine compartment of a Boeing 777 plane whereas it was stationed on the tarmac. No passengers had been aboard the aircraft when the incident occurred.
A video shot on the tarmac exhibits smoke popping out of the tail attributable to overfilling earlier than take-off. The realm was cleared by the bottom employees, however the smoke was blowing towards a aircraft parked behind the Dubai-bound flight.
“Floor employees alerted pilots, who shut down engines to forestall escalation. And hearth engines rushed to the positioning to forestall any untoward scenario. The scenario was introduced underneath management. In between, all passengers had been deplaned for a security inspection,” A Chennai airport official.
Round 300 passengers had been anticipated to journey within the plane however the incident occurred earlier than boarding occurred. Fireplace engines had been current on the spot to manage the hearth. The flight was scheduled to take off at 10 pm however the incident delayed it by over two hours and the plane took off at 12:30 am.
Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India’s aviation watchdog, has ordered an enquiry. In the meantime, Emirates apologized for the inconvenience precipitated to passengers and mentioned, “Following an engineering inspection, the plane was cleared to proceed to Dubai. Emirates apologizes for the inconvenience precipitated. The security of our passengers and crew is of the utmost significance.”