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Line 370: * On 20 January 1999, Air India Flight 121, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-EVA), flying from Delhi to [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] and carrying 336 passengers and crew, suffered a landing gear fire on its second attempt after a go-around, while damaging 22 lights of the approach lighting system and the [[Instrument landing system localizer|localizer antenna]] for runway 7R due to short contact at the runway touchdown zone. The incident took place while the plane was attempting to land in low visibility caused by fog, coupled with minor hydraulic pump malfunction in the hydraulic system number four. The plane suffered minor damage and was repaired and returned to service.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/147133|title= VT-EVA at FRA, January 1999|access-date= 22 August 2024|archive-date= 22 August 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240822161230/https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/147133|url-status= live}}</ref> * On 30 July 2005, Air India Flight 127, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-EVJ) on lease from [[Korean Air]], flying from [[HAL Airport]] in Bangalore to [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]] with stops at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] and [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], skidded while landing at Mumbai on the wet runway 14/32 and damaged the nose wheel landing gear after hitting a few runway lights. While there were no injuries, the plane sustained damage and was taken off service for repairs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ai-plane-skids-off-runway/story-knm5uKinB2frFFlW1vKo5H.html|title=AI plane skids off runway|date=30 July 2005|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123012442/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ai-plane-skids-off-runway/story-knm5uKinB2frFFlW1vKo5H.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/30airport1.htm|title=A-I pilot did not brake hard: Patel|date=30 July 2005|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Rediff|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123112450/https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/30airport1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The incident took place 4 days after the airport was closed due to [[Maharashtra floods of 2005| flooding]] in the Mumbai, and 2 days after reopening. An alternative Boeing 747-400 was arranged to continue the next legs of the flight. * On 19 December 2005, Air India Flight 136, a Boeing 747-400M (registered as VT-AIM) flying from [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] via [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], suffered a tire blowout after take-off from Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-20-me-plane20-story.html |title=Jet Returns to LAX for Emergency Landing |first=Jill |last=Leovy |date=20 December 2005 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808202127/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-20-me-plane20-story.html |url-status=live * On 16 May 2008, a Boeing 777-200 (registered as VT-AIK) on lease from [[United Airlines|United]] operating as Air India Flight 717 to [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai]] collapsed at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], after the nose landing gear failed. The incident took place before the passengers were about to board. There were no fatalities or injuries, however the plane suffered serious damage and was taken off service for repairs.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/17858|title= VT-AIK at BOM|access-date= 10 August 2024|archive-date= 10 August 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240810213410/https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/17858|url-status= live}}</ref> * On 4 September 2009, during the pre-takeoff phase at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, Air India Flight 829, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-ESM), experienced an engine fire, which spread to the wing. Due to the severe fire damage, the plane was declared a total loss and 21 of the 229 individuals on board were injured while evacuating. The damaged Boeing 747 was scrapped in May 2011. <ref>{{ASN accident|title=VT-ESM|id=20090904-0|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> | |||