Air India’s Mumbai-bound B777 plane returns to Delhi due to right engine issue

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• The aircraft made an emergency landing, they added.
• “The crew operating flight AI887 from Delhi to Mumbai on 22 December decided to return to Delhi shortly after take-off due to a technical issue as per standard operating procedure,” Air India said in a statement.
• The aircraft landed safely at Delhi and the passengers and crew have disembarked, the airline said and regretted the inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen situation.
• A source at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the plane made an air turn back as during flap retraction after take-off, the flight crew observed low engine oil pressure on the right hand engine.
• The engine oil pressure dropped to zero, and the inspection is in progress, the source said.