SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai Flight Delayed After Aircraft's Nose Wheel Malfunctioned

SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed on Monday (July 11) after the Boeing B737 Max aircraft's nose wheel malfunctioned, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said

SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed on Monday. ( Image Source :PTI file )

New Delhi: SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed on Monday (July 11) after the Boeing B737 Max aircraft's nose wheel malfunctioned, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said.

Meanwhile, the SpiceJet Spokesperson said, "an alternate aircraft was arranged which brought pax back to India. After the minor technical issue was resolved, first aircraft flew back to India as a commercial flight."

"Flight delays can happen with any airline. There has been no incident or a safety scare on this flight," the spokesperson added.

On July 11, SpiceJet Dubai-Madurai flight SG23 was delayed due to a last-minute technical issue. Alternate aircraft was arranged which brought pax back to India. After the minor technical issue was resolved, first aircraft flew back to India as commercial flight: SpiceJet Spox pic.twitter.com/qR9Hj8wnwD

— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2022

This is reportedly the ninth technical malfunction in a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 24 days. This comes after, DGCA on Wednesday (July 6) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet after eight technical malfunctions in its aircrafts since June 19. The aviation regulatory said the budget carrier had failed to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services, a New Indian Express report said.

In another such incident on Monday, Spicejet B737 aircraft VT-SZK operated flight Mangalore-Dubai. Post landing during walk-around inspection, the engineer observed the nose wheel strut compressed more than usual. the engineer, therefore, grounded the aircraft. A recovery aircraft has ferried from BOM to DXB, DGCA said as quoted by news agency ANI.

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In his complaint, Amit Arora has accused Singh of providing him a fake depository instruction slip (DIS) of shares worth Rs 10 lakh in exchange of services given to him.