Spicejet B738 near Delhi on Sep 15th 2014, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: September 19, 2014 / 19:40:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-451
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SPO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
India's DGCA reported that the aircraft had undergone maintenance on the fuel pump of the left hand engine and had departed for its first flight following that maintenance. A screw, which had not been tightened properly during maintenance, caused the loss of fuel pressure and subsequent failure on the left hand engine.
The airline reported a technical malfunction. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-451
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SPO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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