Whistling sound was heard in the cockpit of Vistara airlines...
Delhi: On Monday, A Delhi-Mumbai flight of Vistara airlines returned midway to Delhi after a 'whistling' sound was heard on the right side of the Boeing 737 aircraft cockpit.
The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has ordered a probe into the incident even as no structural deficiency was observed during preliminary ground inspection of the plane.
"On 04.09.0222 Vistara B737-800 aircraft VT-TGB while operating flight UK 951 (Delhi-Mumbai), was involved in an air turnback to Delhi as whistling sound was heard from the right side in the cockpit.
Aircraft has landed safely. No casualties. During preliminary ground inspection no structural damage has been observed. Further inspection is in progress," DGCA sources said.
Vistara is a joint venture of Tata and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA), confirmed the return of the flight, saying that the pilot decided to do so after a technical snag was detected shortly after its take-off.
"Precautionary steps were taken immediately, pilots decided to return back and the aircraft landed safely at the IGI Airport, Delhi," the airline said in a statement.
An alternate aircraft was immediately arranged to fly the passengers to their destination, it further said.
Besides Vistara, Tata Group also owns Air India and its low-cost international arm Air India Express and it holds a majority stake in low-cost airline AirAsia India.
“On September 1, 2022, SpiceJet B737 aircraft scheduled to operate from Delhi to Nashik returned back to Delhi after the flight crew experienced a malfunction with the AutoPilot system.
The aircraft made a normal landing at Delhi and passengers disembarked normally,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said.
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