SpiceJet flight makes a secure touchdown in Mumbai after windshield cracks

An plane of SpiceJet (Flight no SG 3324) flying from Kandla in Gujarat made a precedence touchdown in Mumbai Tuesday after its windshield cracked at 23,000 ft altitude, mentioned a SpiceJet spokesperson.

“During the flight, the SpiceJet Q400 (Kandla-Mumbai sector), the P2 side windshield outer pane cracked and at the same time, pressurisation was observed to be normal. However, the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai,” mentioned the spokesperson.

In one other incident the identical day, one other flight of SpiceJet from Delhi to Dubai needed to be diverted to Karachi in Pakistan after the crew noticed uncommon gas amount discount from the left tank. Arun Kumar, Director General of Civil Aviation mentioned the crew within the Dubai-bound flight (B737-8 Max plane VT-MXG) carried out a related non-normal guidelines.

“However the fuel quantity kept on decreasing. The pilot in command decided to divert the aircraft to Karachi in Pakistan. No emergency was declared. During post-flight inspection, no visual leak has been observed from the left main tank,” the officer mentioned.

The SpiceJet spokesperson mentioned that the flight was diverted to Karachi as a result of an indicator gentle malfunctioning. A probe has been launched into the incident.

“The aircraft landed safely at Karachi, and passengers were safely disembarked. 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,” mentioned the spokesperson.