The Directorate General of Civil Aviation swung into action due to the recent glitches in SpiceJet aircraft and has decided to conduct a complete safety audit of the entire SpiceJet fleet. Actually all this happened when SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal got stuck in the storm. Following the incident, the DGCA immediately suspended several personnel, including the flight crew, for investigation.
The incident in Durgapur is now being investigated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). After this, two more incidents related to SpiceJet flights came to light on Tuesday. The flight from Mumbai to Kishangarh had to take-off due to an engine failure. A SpiceJet spokesperson said after the incident that SpiceJet flight SG 2871 from Mumbai to Kishangarh has returned due to a technical problem.
Back to back events
In another incident, SpiceJet flight SG 331 which had left for Durgapur from Chennai also had to return to Chennai an hour after take off due to a technical fault in the engine. The plane was a Boeing 737 MAX which was cleared for re-flying by DGCA last August.
There will be a thorough security audit
DGCA chief Arun Kumar told India Today that a thorough safety audit is being done for the entire fleet. The shortcomings are being rectified. We hope that things will improve soon. In the case of the Chennai incident involving Boeing 737 MAX, Kumar said that an investigation is going on with Boeing. Engine related issues are tough and time consuming to fix.