A SPICEJET-operated Boeing 737-800 aircraft hit a lighting pole at Delhi Airport Monday morning while pushing back, damaging the plane’s right wing and the pole that it hit. The Director of Air Safety (North Region) at aviation safety regulator DGCA has commenced a detailed investigation into the incident.
In the aftermath of the incident, both the operating pilots, the aircraft maintenance engineer (AME), wing walkers and the push-back operator have been taken off duty pending an investigation.
The SpiceJet flight, which was to operate from Delhi to Jammu, was being pushed back for departure by the push back operator in coordination with an AME and two wing walkers.
