Civil Aviation
SpiceJet Q400 aircraft’s engine catches fire at Delhi airport
On Tuesday night at the Delhi airport, an engine of a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft that was grounded caught fire. According to officials, both the aircraft and maintenance staff were safe.
How do pilots navigate during a flight?(Opens in a new browser tab)
The fire extinguisher was used after a SpiceJet representative reported seeing a fire warning in an engine of the Q400 aircraft that was undergoing maintenance.
No. 1 engine of a Q400 belonging to SpiceJet caught fire on Bay 158 at DEL T1.
Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/zurXrQre7k
— Vikram G Krishnan (@AvionViks) July 25, 2023
An airline official confirmed that the SpiceJet Q400 aircraft was undergoing maintenance. The Q400 aircraft’s engine was seen to be on fire, and the fire extinguisher was used. The airline issued a statement stating, “On July 25, SpiceJet Q400 aircraft under maintenance, while carrying out engine ground runs at idle power at bay, the AME observed fire warning on #1 engine.”
A turboprop is the Q400.The airline operates two Q400s with seating capacities of 78 and 90 people. SpiceJet has been removed from the DGCA’s enhanced surveillance regime, the aviation authority announced earlier in the day.
