120 passengers evacuated from AI flight after pilot saw smoke coming from the engine

Passengers of an Air India flight travelling from Hyderabad to Mumbai were on Monday evacuated under emergency conditions soon after the flight landed at the airport in Mumbai as the pilot suspected smoke coming out from the engine. 

No one was injured in the incident which occurred after flight AI 620, carrying 120 passengers and six crew members, landed at the Mumbai airport at around 0720 hours.

An Air India spokesperson said as the flight was taxiing towards the bay after landing, the pilot suspected smoke emanating from the engine.

Immediately, the pilot called for emergency evacuation and chutes were deployed to move passengers and crew out of the plane, he added. 

According to him, on preliminary inspection of the aircraft no problem was detected in the engine or the landing gear. Tyre burst has also been ruled out, he added. 

Further inspection is on to ascertain the reason that led to the emergency evacuation.