7 'Incidents' In 17 Days, Two In The Past 24 Hours: What Is Going On With SpiceJet?
On Tuesday, a SpiceJet flight was given priority landing in Mumbai airport after it developed cracks on the windshield at a height of 23,000 feet.
The SpiceJet SG 3324 (Kandla-Mumbai), a Bombardier Q400 aircraft had its windshield cracked at 23,000 feet altitude, DGCA officials said.
The aircraft did not face any cabin pressurisation issues, they said.
"On 5th July, 2022, . During cruise at FL230 (23,000 feet altitude), P2 side windshield outer pane cracked. Pressurization was observed to be normal. The aircraft landed safely in Mumbai," SpiceJet said in a statement.
SpiceJet Dubai flight diverted to Karachi
This was the second incident involving a SpiceJet flight. Earlier in the day, a?SpiceJet flight to Dubai from Delhi?was forced to make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan after it developed a technical fault.
The SpiceJet SG-11 which took off from Delhi at 8:04 am on Tuesday was reportedly diverted to Karachi due to an indicator light malfunctioning.
The Dubai flight was operated by Boeing 737 Max with around 150 passengers on board, according to officials.
The Boeing 737 Max aircraft -- which was heading from Delhi to Dubai-- started showing unusual fuel quantity reduction from its left tank when it was mid-air, following which it was diverted to Karachi.
When an inspection was done at the Karachi airport, no visual leak was observed from the left tank.
SpiceJet had later sent a replacement aircraft from Mumbai to Karachi to complete the journey to Dubai.
The two incidents on the same day are adding to the troubles the low-cost airline is already going through in the past few days.
7 incidents in 17 days
Since June 19, there have been seven incidents involving SpiceJet planes.
On June 19, an engine on the carrier's Delhi-bound aircraft carrying 185 passengers caught fire soon after the takeoff from Patna airport and the plane made an emergency landing minutes later. The engine malfunctioned because of a bird hit.
In another incident on June 19, a flight for Jabalpur had to return to Delhi due to cabin pressurisation issues.
Fuselage door warnings lit up on two separate planes while taking off on June 24 and June 25, forcing them to abandon their journeys and return.
On July 2, a flight heading to Jabalpur returned to Delhi after the crew members observed smoke in the cabin at around 5,000 feet altitude.
DGCA takes note
India's aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating all seven incidents.
In May?DGCA had imposed a Rs 10 lakh fine on SpiceJet?and barred its 90 pilots after it emerged that the carrier had trained them on faulty simulators.?
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