ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58500
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| Date: | 17-JAN-2009 |
| Time: | 6:30 loca |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K9 |
| Owner/operator: | JetLite |
| Registration: | VT-SJI |
| MSN: | 34399/2030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kolkata (Calcutta) -
 India
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | CCU |
| GAU |
A kite was sucked in to the left side engine before the aircraft reached an altitude of 500ft AGL. Smoke starting billowing from the engine. An air traffic controller alerts the flight crew, who must have also received in-flight alarms by that time. With alacrity, the crew led by Captain Ajay Keri, goes through the emergency procedures, extinguishes the fire, turns the aircraft around, and lands.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2009 10:46 | Certosino | Added |
| 19-Jan-2009 21:02 | gunther.kenya | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2009 03:52 | RobertMB | Updated |
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