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The Air India formation from Chennai to Colombo suffered a vertebrate deed connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025). But the hose operated the aforesaid craft from Colombo to Chennai.
The formation AI 273 carrying implicit 150 passengers near Chennai airdrome astir 12.40 a.m. and landed astatine Colombo astatine 1.55 a.m. As the unit suspected a vertebrate strike, the engineers examined the craft astatine Colombo but recovered nary harm and the hose decided to run the aforesaid craft from Colombo to Chennai.
The formation carrying 153 passengers departed from Colombo astir 3 a.m. and landed astatine Chennai astir 4.30 a.m. On arrival, the engineers astatine Chennai airdrome recovered that the motor leaf had been damaged. The craft has present been grounded astatine the airport.
In a statement, Air India said that connected October 7, the formation unit of AI273 operating from Chennai to Colombo, reported a suspected vertebrate strike. After landing astatine Colombo, the engineers who inspected the craft recovered nary damage, and the craft was cleared for operation.
The aforesaid craft operated formation AI274 from Colombo to Chennai arsenic per schedule. Upon regular post-flight checks astatine Chennai, the engineers observed an interaction connected an motor blade. Consequently, the craft has been grounded for further inspections and to ascertain the origin of the damage.
