Overview
- IndiGo flight 6E-723 reported a left-engine inoperative condition during final approach and declared a full emergency late Tuesday night on August 11, then landed safely on Runway 25 with all on board uninjured.
- Chennai Airport activated fire, rescue and medical teams when it declared the Full Emergency at 23:29 IST and formally withdrew the emergency at 23:47 IST after the aircraft taxied clear.
- Onboard engineers inspected the jet after disembarkation and multiple reports said they found an oil leak, after which the aircraft was towed to a remote parking bay and taken out of service for repairs.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered a detailed investigation to determine the cause of the left-engine failure and any related maintenance or technical issues.
- The incident follows several recent IndiGo emergency events, raising renewed regulatory and public scrutiny of the airline’s technical reliability and airport emergency procedures.