SpiceJet planes were involved in at least eight technical snag incidents in a period of 18 days starting June 19, following which the DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the airline on July 6.
SpiceJet planes were involved in at least eight technical snag incidents in a period of 18 days starting June 19, following which the DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the airline on July 6.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh said on Monday that aviation regulator DGCA conducted 53 on-the-spot checks of 48 SpiceJet aircraft between July 9 and July 13, but no major security breach was found in it.
“However, as a safety measure, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered SpiceJet to use certain identified aircraft (10) for operations only after confirming from the regulator that all defects/defects have been rectified. has been given,” said Mr. Singh. His written reply in Rajya Sabha.
SpiceJet’s aircraft were involved in at least eight technical snag incidents in a period of 18 days beginning June 19, following which the DGCA on July 6 issued a show-cause notice to the airline, stating that the “defective” The safety margin has declined as a result of “internal safety inspections” and “inadequate” maintenance actions.
Mr Singh said the regulator has started the probe into SpiceJet planes just three days after the notice was issued. The investigation of the spot was completed on July 13.
“A total of 53 on-the-spot checks of 48 aircraft were conducted, with no major significant searches or security breaches,” he said.
The DGCA’s safety monitoring process includes sequential follow-up steps including communication of comments or findings to airlines to take corrective action, review of corrective actions taken by airlines for decision-making, and initiation of enforcement action including warnings, suspensions, and suspensions. The cancellation or imposition of a financial penalty to the person or airline involved, he said.
In its notice to SpiceJet on July 6, the regulator had said that the airline has failed to establish “safe, efficient and reliable air services” under the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
The notice said, “Review (of incidents) reveals that poor internal safety inspections and inadequate maintenance action (as most incidents were related to either component failure or system-related failure) resulted in a decline in safety margins.” “
The regulator gave the airline three weeks to respond to the notice.
On 5 July, a SpiceJet cargo plane, headed for Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata as the pilots realized after the flight that its weather radar was not working.
On 5 July itself, the airline’s Delhi-Dubai flight was diverted to Karachi due to poor fuel indicators and its Kandla-Mumbai flight made a priority landing in Maharashtra’s capital city after cracks developed in its windshield mid-air. Was.
On July 2, a Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returned to Delhi after crew members noticed smoke in the cabin at an altitude of about 5,000 feet.
The fuselage door warning flashed on two different SpiceJet aircraft while taking off on June 24 and June 25, forcing the aircraft to abandon its journey and return.
On 19 June, soon after take-off from Patna airport, an engine of the carrier’s Delhi-bound aircraft carrying 185 passengers caught fire and the plane made an emergency landing a few minutes later. The engine malfunctioned due to the bird’s collision.
In another incident on 19 June, a SpiceJet flight bound for Jabalpur had to return to Delhi due to cabin pressure issues.