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Alert pilots save 48 passengers aboard Air India plane
Updated On: 10 June, 2012 11:19 PM IST | | Agencies
The presence of mind of the two pilots, one of them a woman, saved the lives of 48 passengers and crew aboard a Guwahati-bound Air India plane Sunday after it was noticed that one of the two front wheels of the aircraft was missing as it came in to land here
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"During a pre-landing check, the ATC discovered that one of the two front wheels were missing. The pilots were immediately informed and an emergency was declared at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport," a source in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) here told IANS.
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The ATR flight from Silchar was being commanded by Capt. Urmila Yadav and co-piloted by Capt. Yashu.
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Air India aircraft. Photo: AFP
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