Chennai: Dubai-bound flight, cleared following smoke, proceeds for onward journey
Chennai, Sep 25: A Dubai-bound Emirates flight, whose onward journey on Tuesday was delayed following detection of smoke from the wing portion, left for its destination past midnight after due checks and clearance, officials at the airport said.
The flight with 280 passengers left for Dubai at 12.40 am, they said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, just before its departure, smoke emanated from the wing portion of the flight, leading to a flutter. A video of the purported incident showed smoke coming out from the tail part of the airplane as well.
After the smoke was noticed at 9.15 pm on Tuesday, officials were alerted by the flight crew and technical experts inspected the airplane and the smoke ceased in about 10 minutes, even as fire tenders also arrived.
The reason for the smoke was not disclosed immediately by authorities.
On Tuesday, September 24th, Emirates flight EK547 from Chennai to Dubai experienced an unexpected delay after the flight crew noticed smoke coming from the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU).
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Further reports suggest that the heavy smoke was from the exhaust of the auxiliary power unit (APU) of the Emirates Boeing 777-300 aircraft (A6-ECZ) that was operating Flight EK547 to Dubai (DXB) from Chennai International Airport (MAA), India on 24 September. #aircraft… https://t.co/sFYNLjVQ5T pic.twitter.com/1Gq33F37as
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Samson's unbeaten 87 powers CSK to eight-wicket win over DC
New Delhi (PTI): Sanju Samson bossed the chase with authority, anchoring a modest 156-run target with a fluent 87 not out as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the IPL here on Tuesday.
Samson's knock came off just 52 balls with seven fours and six sixes, batting through the innings as CSK completed the chase in just 17.3 overs giving a huge boost to their net run-rate.
Electing to bat on a tricky surface, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 155/7.
West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein set the tone with the new ball, returning tidy figures of 1/19, including 14 dot balls.
Reduced to 69/5 in 11 overs, Delhi found some late impetus through Tristan Stubbs (38; 31 balls) and Sameer Rizvi (40 not out; 24 balls), who stitched together a crucial 65-run (off 47 balls) stand to give the innings a respectable total.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals: 155 for 7 in 20 overs (Tristan Stubbs 38, Sameer Rizvi 40 not out; Noor Ahmed 2/22)
Chennai Super Kings 159 for two in 17.3 overs (Sanju Samson 87 not out, Kartik Sharma 41 not out). CSK win by eight wickets.
