New Delhi: A Singapore-bound flight of a private carrier, which took off from Tiruchirapalli, made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport on Monday following a 'spark' in the engine, officials said.

The Scoot Airways flight TR 567 flying from Trichy (Tamil Nadu) made the emergency landing after pilot detected smoke in the aircraft cargo, around 3:40 am on Monday.

The flight landed safely. Nobody was injured in the incident and all 170 people onboard were safely disembarked, they said. The flight was grounded at Chennai airport

Total 161 passengers and crew members were on board when the incident took place.

The carrier is expected to fly back to Singapore today evening.

The pilots detected the 'spark' while the plane was still in the Indian airspace, the officials said.

Immediately, the pilots contacted the Chennai airport for an emergency landing. Permission was granted and fire fighters were put on standby, they said. The passengers were later provided accommodation in city hotels. Technicians are attending to the snag, the officials said.