After smoke in cabin, DGC orders SpiceJet to inspect Q400 fleet

Days after one of SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft made an emergency landing at Hyderabad caused by smoke in the cabin, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Monday directed SpiceJet to carry out analysis of engine oil samples from its Q400 fleet and a slew of other inspections.

The latest directions also come at a time when SpiceJet is already under the enhanced surveillance of DGCA. Following a spate of incidents involving the airline’s planes, the regulator, on July 27, capped the maximum flights that can be operated by it to 50 per cent.

Last month, the curbs were extended till October 29.