Sepehran Airlines has faced another safety scare after a Boeing 737 operating a domestic Mashhad–Kermanshah service returned to Mashhad shortly after take-off when severe vibrations shook the aircraft and parts of the cabin ceiling came loose. The crew declared an emergency and landed safely back at Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew.
The aircraft departed Mashhad on 14 September and was bound for Kermanshah when the technical problem developed soon after take-off. Reports from Iranian media indicate that overhead panels and interior lining detached during the incident, prompting panic in the cabin before the flight was aborted. Passenger footage circulating online shows travellers holding up sections of the lining as the aircraft shuddered.
Initial accounts differ on the exact trigger, with some reports pointing to a tyre-related failure and others to an engine alert. Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation has opened an investigation, while airport authorities handled the aircraft’s safe return and the transfer of passengers to a replacement service. The case has drawn attention because it combined visible cabin damage, a return to base and a full emergency response, yet ended without casualties.