A Q400 airplane of SpiceJet performed a precedence touchdown at the Mumbai airport after its windshield cracked at 23,000 ft altitude on Tuesday, reported files company PTI. Here’s the 2d technical glitch the airline confronted on Tuesday as SpiceJet B737 airplane working flight SG-11 (Delhi – Dubai) change into as soon as diverted to Karachi attributable to a trademark gentle malfunctioning.
The DGCA has ordered a probe into both the incidents, alongside with the outdated 5 incidents, PTI reported. Here’s at the least the seventh incident of technical malfunction going on on SpiceJet airplane in the closing 17 days.
Earlier in the day, SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai flight change into as soon as diverted to Karachi because the gasoline indicator began malfunctioning.
The deepest airline in a tweet acknowledged, “On July 5, 2022, SpiceJet B737 airplane working flight SG-11 (Delhi – Dubai) change into as soon as diverted to Karachi attributable to a trademark gentle malfunctioning. The airplane landed safely at Karachi and passengers were safely disembarked.” (sic)
#SpiceJetStatement: On July 5, 2022, SpiceJet B737 airplane working flight SG-11 (Delhi – Dubai) change into as soon as diverted to Karachi attributable to a trademark gentle malfunctioning. The airplane landed safely at Karachi and passengers were safely disembarked. >>
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) July 5, 2022
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SpiceJet’s substitute airplane change into as soon as despatched from Mumbai and landed at the Karachi airport at 6.15 PM (IST). This airplane departed from Karachi at 9.45 PM (IST) with the passengers to Dubai.
SPICEJET FLIGHT CONDUCTS PRIORITY LANDING
“Kandla-Mumbai flight of SpiceJet change into as soon as at 23,000 ft altitude when the windshield’s outer pane cracked.The pilots then performed precedence touchdown at the Mumbai airport,” officials were quoted by PTI as pronouncing.
Reacting to the hottest incident, SpiceJet acknowledged, “On Fifth July, 2022, SpiceJet Q400 airplane change into as soon as working SG 3324 (Kandla – Mumbai). In the route of cruise at FL230, P2 facet windshield outer pane cracked. Pressurization change into as soon as seen to be abnormal. The airplane landed safely in Mumbai.”
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RECENT INCIDENTS OF TECHNICAL SNAG
Of late, SpiceJet carrier flights were witnessing a chain of technical snags. SpiceJet has been under hearth attributable to attend-to-attend incidents.
On July 2, a Spicejet airplane needed to advance to Delhi after a crew member noticed smoke in the cabin. A SpiceJet airplane working from Delhi to Jabalpur returned safely to the Delhi airport this morning after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin whereas passing 5000ft.
On June 19, a SpiceJet airplane change into as soon as compelled to make an emergency touchdown at the Bihta Airforce Recount in Patna after the flight’s left cruise caught hearth. Patna District Justice of the Peace, Chand