A major tragedy was averted when a Delhi-bound aircraft, with 185 passengers on board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna after one of the wings caught fire. According to sources, all .
New Delhi/Patna, June 19 (IANS): A major tragedy was averted when a Delhi-bound aircraft, with 185 passengers on board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna after one of the wings caught fire. According to sources, all the passengers plus the flight crew were safely rescued. A senior SpiceJet official told IANS that a SpiceJet B737-800 aircraft was operating from Patna to Delhi. On takeoff, during rotation, the cockpit crew suspected a bird hit on one of the engines. “As a precautionary measure and as per SOP, the captain shut down the affected engine and decided to return to Patna,” the official said, adding that the aircraft landed safely in Patna and passengers were safely deboarded. Post flight inspection showed a bird hit with 3 fan blades got damaged. The flight took off from Patna airport on Sunday at 12 noon and it returned again to the airport after 25 minutes. The airport official said that the fire was repor