Emergency ram air turbine (RAT) was deployed in final approach of the Air India’s Amritsar-Birmingham (UK) flight on Saturday after which, the plane was grounded for further checks. The aircraft landed safely in Birmingham, the airline said, after the crew notice the RAT deployment.

Air India said that the return flight from Birmingham to UK has been cancelled.

Air India spokesperson said that crew of the AI117 plane detected rat deployment of aircraft during its final approach. “All electrical and hydraulic parameters in flight AI117 were found normal, the aircraft performed a safe landing at Birmingham,” the airline added.

It said the plane has been grounded for further checks and consequently, “AI114 from Birmingham to Delhi has been cancelled”.

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The Ram Air Turbine (R

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