The pilot, Captain Manik Lal was reported to have argued with the engineer over a problem with the plane which he felt had not been fully rectified.
A spokesperson for Air India said that Captain Lal was not pleased to see too many people inside the cockpit and started to send them out.
‘The flight engineer V. T Kannan reached the cockpit and informed the pilot that the plane was yet to be handed over to the crew for flying.
‘But the pilot refused to pay heed to the explanation.’
Another pilot replaced the one involved in the alleged fight and after the flight engineer suffered a minor chin injury. [myad]
