Delhi-Dubai SpiceJet Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Karachi Due To Technical Fault

A SpiceJet flight to Dubai from Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday 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.

It landed in Karachi at 9.17 am.

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Passengers disembarked safely

According to the Karachi airport officials, the flight was diverted when it was on the way to Dubai.

"The plane landed in Karachi 0803 am (local time), 53 minutes after being airborne. It has been on-ground for the past four hours. Passengers are being looked after. The plane has been parked in the designated area where engineers are assessing the problem," Pakistan's civil aviation authority (CAA) official said.

The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft landed safely in Karachi and passengers were safely disembarked, a SpiceJet spokesperson said.

The spokesperson also added that no emergency was declared and the aircraft made a normal landing.

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"There was no earlier report of any malfunction with the aircraft. Passengers have been served refreshments. A replacement aircraft is being sent to Karachi that will take the passengers to Dubai," the spokesperson said.

Unusual fuel quantity

The DGCA in a statement said that the crew observed an unusual reduction in fuel quantity from the left tank of the aircraft. It said the crew carried out the relevant non-normal checklist as well.

¡°However, fuel quantity kept decreasing. Aircraft diverted to Karachi in coordination with ATC. During the post-flight inspection, no visual leak was observed from the left main tank,¡± the DGCA said.

Bad days for SpiceJet

Tuesday's incident comes at a time when the Gurugram-based airline had been in the news for mostly wrong reasons.

This is the sixth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days.

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating all six incidents.

On Saturday, a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh was forced to return to the national capital after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin during the flight.

The SpiceJet SG-2962 was flying at an altitude of 5000 ft when the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.

Following this, the captain decided to fly back to safety and return to Delhi.

On June 25, a SpiceJet flight to Guwahati had to abort its take-off from Patna's Jay Prakash Narayan international airport due to some technical glitches.

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On June 19, another SpiceJet flight bound for Delhi made an emergency landing at Patna airport.

The left engine of the flight carrying 185 passengers, 4 crew members, and 2 pilots was damaged after a bird hit during take-off.

On the same day, SpiceJet SG-2962 which was flying from Delhi to Jabalpur was forced to return to the national capital after it failed to regain the cabin pressure differential even after attaining a height of 6,000 ft.

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