One ai express A Boeing 737 (VT-AXX) took off as IX-355 from Calicut to Dubai at 11.06 pm on Saturday. The smell of burning was noticed in the cabin during the cruise. The crew checked but there was no smoke or fire. The pilots decided to divert Muscat where he landed safely. Comments have been sought from IndiGo and are awaited.
An IndiGo flight took off from Sharjah at 11.02 pm (all time local) for Hyderabad as 6E-1406 on Saturday night. During cruise, the pilots received a snag warning signal for engine number 2. Whereas, sources say, Airbus recommends that a diversion be made only if this particular warning occurs twice, the pilots of this Airbus A320 decided to divert Karachi Where it was taken off safely at 2.15 am on Sunday.
This is the second diversion by an Indian carrier’s international flight to a Pakistani port city in a fortnight. On July 5, a SpiceJet Boeing 737 MAX from Delhi to Dubai carrying around 160 people had to be diverted to Karachi after a suspected fuel leak.
Regarding IndiGo’s suspected snag, sources say: “The pilots received a snag warning signal for engine number 2. The Airbus bulletin states that unless this particular warning comes twice, an aircraft will be diverted. and continued at their destination.However, as a precautionary measure, the pilots decided to divert towards Karachi.
An IndiGo spokesperson said: “IndiGo flight 6E-1406 from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot noticed a technical fault. Necessary procedures were followed and the aircraft was diverted towards Karachi as a precautionary measure. An additional flight is being sent to Karachi to take the passengers to Hyderabad.
Regarding the malfunction of Air India Express, sources say that there was a smell of burning coming from a vent in the front galley. The crew carried out SOPs for smoke, fire and smoke, which were not observed and then as a precaution diverted to Muscat, where it landed safely.
“After landing, engineering inspections were carried out on the aircraft and engines. No smoke or smoke was observed from the engine or auxiliary power unit (the APU, which provides an aircraft with electrical power to run the system and AC and to start the engine without reliance on the ground power unit). There was no longer any smell of fuel or oil. The problem was further isolated to an oven in the galley that was issued under the MEL (Minimum Equipment List, meaning that a certain part would be repaired within a certain time frame and during which the aircraft would not be able to fly). is safe). This oven was deactivated and the plane took off for Dubai,” said sources.
Meanwhile, IndiGo’s midnight diversion was the second case of a suspected engine failure with the airline, who were protesting against poor pay amid an ongoing agitation by its aircraft maintenance technicians in Delhi and Hyderabad. Technicians have also written to Airbus that the airline is reportedly not following maintenance procedures. On 14 July, her Delhi-Vadodara flight was diverted to Jaipur as a precaution after an engine failure. The engines vibrated for a fraction of a second. The pilots decided to divert towards Jaipur as a precaution.