Indian Navy chetak helicopter 'precautionary landing' in Kerala highway


Devdiscourse News Desk | Kochi | Updated: 16-01-2019 17:40 IST | Created: 16-01-2019 16:35 IST
Indian Navy chetak helicopter 'precautionary landing' in Kerala highway
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A Navy helicopter made a "precautionary landing" off a National Highway in Alappuzha district Wednesday, a defence spokesman said. "The crew consisting of two pilots are safe and the aircraft has not suffered any damage," the spokesman said.

"The chetak helicopter of Southern Naval Command --IN 429-- which was carrying out routine flying, made a precautionary landing off the NH 47 near Thuravoor, following a discrepancy in engine parameters," he said. The landing is as required by the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of the helicopter, the spokesman said. A technical team is being sent to the site to investigate, he added.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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