An Air India Amritsar to Birmingham flight landed safely after Ram Air Turbine (RAT) was deployed on the same on Saturday during its final approach towards its destination.

An official statement revealed that all hydraulic as well as electrical systems on the aircraft were later checked and found to be in normal condition.

What is the Ram Air Turbine (RAT)?

A RAT is an emergency backup power system present in an aircraft. It uses the speed of the aircraft to generate power when the the latter loses its hydraulic or electrical power. This usually happens when an engine or a generator fails.

The RAT looks like a propeller and is usually fitted at the bottom of an aircraft.

The spinning turbines of the system drive a hydraulic pump or an electrical generator to produce electricity and su

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