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Mumbai: Navy chopper makes precautionary landing due to snag

There is no damage to the aircraft, and the personnel on board are safe, a Defence spokesperson said.

There is no damage to the aircraft, and the personnel on board are safe, a Defence spokesperson said.

Mumbai: A Chetak helicopter carrying out routine practice made a 'precautionary landing' due to a technical problem at the Advanced Landing Ground near Uran, in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

-"There is no damage to the aircraft, which took off from Mumbai, and the personnel on board were safe-", a Defence spokesperson said.

-"A support helicopter has been sent to provide assistance. The helicopter will fly out of the location shortly-", he said.

The Chetak chopper is understood to have carried out the safe 'precautionary landing' after a suspected fuel leak. A chopper with spares and a team to rectify the defect has been sent.

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