SpiceJet aircraft catches fire at Delhi airport, no injuries
According to airport officials, the engine of the aircraft caught fire during maintenance work.
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According to airport officials, the engine of the aircraft caught fire during maintenance work.
The DGCA said, “Accordingly 51 spot checks were conducted across 11 locations pan India, on the Boeing 737 and Bombardier DHC Q-400 fleet of aircraft, wherein a total 23 aircraft were inspected and 95 observations were made by the DGCA teams." SpiceJet Plane Fire Video: Aircraft Catches Fire at Delhi Airport During Maintenance Work.
An official at the airport said that around 8 pm, a fire was reported in one of the engines of the grounded aircraft.
A Delhi-bound Spicejet aircraft, carrying 185 passengers, landed safely back in Patna right after take-off as its left engine had caught fire following a bird hit, officials have said.
A bird hit the engine of the flight that made emergency landing in Patna today, damaging three of its fan blades, said a SpiceJet official as he shared details of what happened when the fire was detected on the aircraft.