Hyderabad incident: DGCA orders engine inspection of SpiceJet 14 Q400 plane
Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday ordered SpiceJet to conduct boroscopic inspection of 28 Pratt and Whitney 150A engines on 14 Q400 turboprop aircraft within one week.
On October 12, a SpiceJet Q400 plane with 86 passengers on board conducted an emergency landing in Hyderabad as smoke was detected in cabin when it was mid-air.
In a statement on Monday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that during the preliminary investigation, it found engine oil in engine bleed-off valve which had led to the oil entering the aircraft’s air-conditioning system, resulting in smoke in the cabin.
