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MUMBAI: An IndiGo airplane running its Bengaluru-Ahmedabad flight suffered a tail strike whilst touchdown at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday — 2nd such incident within the final 5 days, a DGCA professional mentioned.
The Directorate Basic Civil Aviation has ordered the grounding of pilots of the mishap-hit airplane, the professional mentioned.
“A tail strike has been reported. The DGCA has ordered off rostering of pilots,” the professional mentioned.
The DGCA has additionally ordered a probe into the incident, he added.
IndiGo, in a commentary, showed the incident and mentioned the airplane has been grounded for inspection.
“IndiGo flight 6E6595 running from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad skilled a tail strike whilst touchdown in Ahmedabad. The airplane was once declared grounded at Ahmedabad airport for important review and upkeep. The incident is below investigation through related government,” the airline mentioned within the commentary.
On June 11 additionally, an IndiGo Airbus A321 airplane suffered a tail strike on its arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi World Airport from Kolkata.
Following this incident, IndiGo was once ordered through the DGCA to take off the cockpit staff of the flight.
MUMBAI: An IndiGo airplane running its Bengaluru-Ahmedabad flight suffered a tail strike whilst touchdown at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday — 2nd such incident within the final 5 days, a DGCA professional mentioned.
The Directorate Basic Civil Aviation has ordered the grounding of pilots of the mishap-hit airplane, the professional mentioned.
“A tail strike has been reported. The DGCA has ordered off rostering of pilots,” the professional mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The DGCA has additionally ordered a probe into the incident, he added.
IndiGo, in a commentary, showed the incident and mentioned the airplane has been grounded for inspection.
“IndiGo flight 6E6595 running from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad skilled a tail strike whilst touchdown in Ahmedabad. The airplane was once declared grounded at Ahmedabad airport for important review and upkeep. The incident is below investigation through related government,” the airline mentioned within the commentary.
On June 11 additionally, an IndiGo Airbus A321 airplane suffered a tail strike on its arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi World Airport from Kolkata.
Following this incident, IndiGo was once ordered through the DGCA to take off the cockpit staff of the flight.