<p>An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday.</p>.<p>Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is conducting an investigation into this incident, sources said. The A320neo planes of Air India have CFM's Leap engines on them.</p>.<p>The pilots of the A320neo plane received a warning about high exhaust gas temperatures on one of the engines just minutes after the aircraft's departure from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 9.43 AM.</p>.<p>With that engine being shut down, the pilot landed back at the Mumbai airport at 10.10 AM, sources said.</p>.<p>When asked about the incident, Air India spokesperson said: "Air India accords top priority to safety and our crew are well adept at handling these situations. Our Engineering and Maintenance teams had immediately started looking into the issue."</p>.<p>"The scheduled flight had left with passengers to Bengaluru after a change of aircraft," the spokesperson added.</p>
<p>An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday.</p>.<p>Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is conducting an investigation into this incident, sources said. The A320neo planes of Air India have CFM's Leap engines on them.</p>.<p>The pilots of the A320neo plane received a warning about high exhaust gas temperatures on one of the engines just minutes after the aircraft's departure from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 9.43 AM.</p>.<p>With that engine being shut down, the pilot landed back at the Mumbai airport at 10.10 AM, sources said.</p>.<p>When asked about the incident, Air India spokesperson said: "Air India accords top priority to safety and our crew are well adept at handling these situations. Our Engineering and Maintenance teams had immediately started looking into the issue."</p>.<p>"The scheduled flight had left with passengers to Bengaluru after a change of aircraft," the spokesperson added.</p>