DGCA to probe turbulence on SpiceJet flight, says company official

After a Delhi-bound SpiceJet aircraft made an emergency landing at Patna airport following the reports of a fire in one of the engines, SpiceJet Limited’s chief of flight operations, Gurcharan Arora informed that the pilots handled the situation well. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will probe the matter.

“Pilots handled the situation well. Only single-engine was functioning when the plane landed back. Engineers inspected the aircraft. It was confirmed that the fan blade and engine were damaged as a bird hit it. DGCA will probe further,” Arora said.