Air India's Boeing 777-200LR flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffers technical snag; passengers deplaned in Kolkata

An Air India flight AI180, en route from San Francisco to Mumbai, encountered a technical problem. The incident occurred during a scheduled stop at Kolkata airport early Tuesday. A snag in the left engine caused a delay in takeoff. Passengers were asked to deplane around 0520 hrs. The captain cited flight safety as the reason for the decision.