A SpiceJet flight, carrying 185 passengers, made an emergency landing at Patna airport after one of its engines caught fire due to a bird hit. The Delhi-bound flight landed safely with no injury to passengers and crew.
#WATCH Delhi bound SpiceJet flight returns to Patna airport after reporting technical glitch which prompted fire in the aircraft; All passengers safely rescued pic.twitter.com/Vvsvq5yeVJ
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2022
Chandrashekhar Singh, Patna District Magistrate said, as reported by ANI, "The Delhi-bound flight had returned to Patna airport after locals noticed a fire in the aircraft and informed district and airport officials. All 185 passengers were safely deboarded. The reason is a technical glitch, engineering team analysing further."
According to PTI, the SpiceJet B737-800 aircraft took off at around 12.10 pm, and residents of localities adjacent to the airport, who claimed to have witnessed the spectacle, said it caught fire immediately.
SpiceJet, in a statement, said the cockpit crew on takeoff, during rotation, suspected a bird hit on Engine No. 1. Since the crew did not observe any abnormality, the aircraft continued to fly.
The SpiceJet VT-SYZ operating SG-723 landed safely back to Patna after the cabin crew informed pilots about sparks coming from Engine one. Following the engine failure protocol, the pilot decided to return to Patna.
#SpiceJetStatement: On June 19, 2022, SpiceJet B737-800 aircraft was operating SG-723 (Patna-Delhi). On takeoff, during rotation, cockpit crew suspected bird hit on Engine #1. >>
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) June 19, 2022
"None of the passengers has been hurt. Their journey to Delhi is being arranged by an alternative aircraft. What caused the fire is a matter of investigation," an official told reporters.
(Edited by : Nishtha Pandey, Priyanka Deshpande)
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