Spicejet DH8D at Hyderabad on Oct 12th 2022, smoke in cabin
Last Update: October 17, 2022 / 13:13:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 12, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-3735
Departure
Goa, India
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SQB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The airline reported smoke was observed in the cabin during the descent towards Hyderabad, the passengers were safely disembarked.
India's DGCA opened an investigation into the occurrence.
On Oct 17th 2022 the DGCA reported during preliminary investigation evidence of engine oil was discovered in the bleed off valve leading to engine oil entering the air conditioning system resulting in smoke in the cabin.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 12, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-3735
Departure
Goa, India
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SQB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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