In the last few moments, Vistara flight UK17 from New Delhi has declared an emergency whilst enroute to London Heathrow. Furthermore, VT-TSE is understood to be the aircraft involved in the incident. UPDATE #1 @ 1935 UK time – Vistara flight UK17, which declared the emergency, is descending through FL250 and is nearby to Frankfurt and Luxembourg. INFO UPDATE #2 @ 1936 UK time – VT-TSE is the aircraft involved in the incident. Also, as per data from planespotters VT-TSE is a 4.6 year old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Moreover, it was delivered to the airline in August 2020.
UPDATE #3 @ 1939 UK time Given it’s descent profile, it looks like the emergency Vistara UK17 New Delhi-London may be diverting to Frankfurt. UPDATE #4 @ 1942 UK time As per Airframes.io, it looks to be a DB RIGHT AHRU SENSOR fault, which is attributed to the aircraft’s navigation systems. UPDATE #5 @ 1949 UK time UK17 looks to be setting itself up for an emergency landing onto the 07s at Frankfurt. Furthermore, for context, 25s are in use at the airport, so whatever the cause, it is an urgent incident.UPDATE #6 @ 1952 UK time UK17 is on final for the 07s at Frankfurt am Main International Airport.
EMERGENCY UPDATE #7 @ 2002 UK time TOUCHDOWN! Vistara flight UK17 from New Delhi to London, which declared the emergency, has appeared to have touched down safely into Frankfurt. Furthermore, the cause is yet to be confirmed with the aircraft. As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, we will update you accordingly. For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates.
