A Lufthansa wide-body A380 aircraft from Munich experienced a wheel fire during landing at the Delhi airport on Monday night, PTI reported citing sources.
The sources added that at the time of landing, there were about 490 passengers on board. The aircraft made a controlled landing at the airport.
The aircraft landed safely at the Delhi IGIA airport. Due to the need for checks and the unavailability of spare parts, the return flight to Munich was cancelled, sources added.
“While LH762 landed safely in Delhi, a short term technical deregistration of the aircraft was required due to the lack of availability of spare parts after a controlled landing. Safety is our top priority at Lufthansa,” an airline spokesperson said.
Sources reported that a fire was noticed in one of the wheels during landing. As a result of the incident, the return flight LH 763 was cancelled after boarding passes had been issued to passengers. According to a Lufthansa spokesperson, the aircraft DAIMC is now scheduled to operate flight LH 763 from the national capital to Munich on July 3.