Air India flight caught fire during landing at Delhi Airport, this aircraft was coming from Hong Kong

An incident of fire in Air India aircraft has come to light. The fire in the aircraft is launched during landing at Delhi Airport. As soon as I landed at Delhi Airport from Hong Kong, there is a fire in Air India aircraft’s assistant power unit (APU). All passengers and crew are completely safe.

Flight Number AI 315 caught fire

More information in this case has been given by Air India. An Air India spokesperson said that there was a fire in the Assistant Electricity Unit (APU) soon after the landing and park at the flight number AI 315 coming from Hong Kong to Delhi on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the passengers started landing. As soon as the fire broke out, the APU was automatically closed according to the system design.

Flight suffered some damage due to fire

Also, it was also said by Air India that the flight has suffered some damage due to the fire. However, passenger and crew members are normally landed and safe. The aircraft has been stopped for further investigation and the regulator has been informed about the fire.

Know what is APU?

Explain that the flight contains APU i.e. Auxiliary Power Unit (aidal power unit) is a small gas turbine engine, which is usually located in the tail of the aircraft. Its main function is to provide electricity and other essential power without the main engines and external power sources of the flight. APU produces compressed air during flight flight, which is used to start the main engines. This part of the aircraft ie APU is on fire.

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