System failure, bad weather: Narrow escape for Air India in New York

The flight also witnessed the malfunctioning of all three of its Instrument Landing System receivers on board the jet.

Even after multiple system failure, adverse weather conditions and lack of fuel while struggling to land at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York, an Air India pilot succeeded in saving the lives of 370 passengers on-board. It was September 11, when Air India’s AI-101 was flying from New Delhi to New York. 
 

An ANI report said the plane was suddenly caught in between the worst flying conditions any pilot would want to imagine. The pilot reported to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) that the flight experienced multiple system failure and was low on fuel, which also restricted its