IndiGo plane faces landing gear lever issue; lands safely at Mumbai airport
Mumbai (PTI): An IndiGo plane faced an issue with the landing gear lever while landing at the city airport on Friday morning, according to sources.
The A321 neo aircraft, which operated flight 6E2157, carrying more than 210 people, landed safely, they added.
There was an issue with the aircraft's landing gear lever. The automatic mode was not working, and the manual mode was used. The issue was addressed, and the plane operated other flights later, according to sources.
In a statement, IndiGo said there was a minor technical snag.
"The pilots followed standard operating procedures, and the aircraft landed safely. The same aircraft operated with a slight delay after routine checks and necessary maintenance were performed," the airline said.
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Body of UP girl who fell in Meghalaya waterfall recovered
Shillong (PTI): The body of a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh who fell into a waterfall in Meghalaya's Sohra area while trying to take snaps a day ago was recovered on Thursday morning, officials said.
The girl had gone missing on Wednesday after she reportedly slipped while trying to take photographs and fell into one of the deep natural pools at the Wei Sawdong Falls, they said.
Search operations were conducted through Wednesday but were called off after sunset.
Around 7.30 am on Thursday, locals spotted the body stuck between rocks near the waterfall, officials said. Following this, a joint team of Fire and Emergency Services and the Sohra Police recovered the body around 10 am.
"Local village volunteers resumed the search early this morning and spotted the body, following which we recovered the body," a senior official told PTI.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.
