Spicejet DH8D at Delhi on Dec 4th 2018, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: December 5, 2018 / 22:09:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-2695
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Jodhpur, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SUQ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
climbing out of Delhi when the crew stopped the climb at about FL150 due to a cargo smoke indication. The aircraft returned to Delhi for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure. Emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.
The smoke indication was determined false.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16.5 hours after landing back. The rotation to and from Jodhpur was cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-2695
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Jodhpur, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SUQ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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