The maintenance exercise at Mumbai airport was carried out during a scheduled six-hour window between 11 am and 5 pm. All flight operations at the airport were temporarily suspended to facilitate critical inspection and repair work during this period

According to officials, the situation was quickly brought under control by the on-site emergency response team. As a precaution, passengers were evacuated from the station, and trains did not halt at the CSMIA T2 stop for a brief period