News India Live, Digital Desk: Disturbance in delhi-linagar flight: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stopped 2 pilots operating the Delhi-Srinagar Indigo flight on Wednesday evening from flying. The flight was reportedly passed through hailstorm. The suspension was done when new details about his interaction with the air traffic controller in Lahore and Srinagar during unrest. At that time there were 227 people in the aircraft.
Aircraft landed below normal: DGCA
The DGCA found in an internal investigation that Airbus A321 Neo fell down at a speed of 8,500 feet per minute at a time. It was 4 times higher than the normal infrastructure rate. This happened because many flight control systems failed, while the pilots had received a warning about the stalls, meaning a situation in which the aircraft begins to lose height and overspeed conditions while struggling to achieve control.
It was also informed about how the pilots contacted air traffic control in Pakistan after the Emergency. He contacted Pakistan ATC, as Indian air traffic controllers advised pilots not to fly west due to recent airspace sanctions imposed on Pakistan. But he also asked both pilots to directly control the Lahore ATC. For this, contact frequencies were also provided to the pilots. However, the neighboring country rejected the request.
A DGCA official said, “The matter is being investigated by the DGCA. As part of the investigation, both the pilots have been stopped from flying until the investigation is completed.”
Talking about the seriousness of the case, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said, “We are investigating the incident, but in the meantime I would like to appreciate the efforts of the pilots and crew, based on the information I have, which the way the plane took over in that season was very patient.”
He thanked the pilots and the crew that there was no untoward incident and all the people in the aircraft are safe. But he said that the matter would be investigated in depth, so that it could be known what was really happened.
Experience close to death: with passengers aboard Indigo aircraft
Meanwhile, passengers aboard Indigo flight 6-2142 reported that the experience was “close to death”. The aircraft flew from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 4:55 pm and landed in Srinagar at 6:25 pm. The hail on the aircraft occurred when the aircraft near Pathankot was flying at an altitude of 36,000 feet.
In view of their position, the pilots sought permission to turn to the left from northern control under the Indian Air Force, which is the international border. The permission was immediately rejected. The desperate crew again approached the Lahore ATC to enter its airspace, but their request was once again rejected.
This denial was made due to the notam issued by both India and Pakistan for each other for the aircraft registered here. The Indian Air Force refused to allow the west to the west due to NOTAM, and it was a kind of advice given by the recent unstable political and military status experienced on the border.
The DGCA said that the crew initially tried to return to Delhi, but when it failed, they decided to take advantage of the weather. They were flying close to the storm cloud. The DGCA said, “While in the stormy clouds, the angle of the attack, the warnings of the optional law safety, the backup speed scale started to be incredible. The updraft and down draft faced by the aircraft caused an autopylot trip and there were widespread changes in the aircraft speed.”
In simple terms, many computerized systems of the aircraft failed, due to which the pilots were forced to fly manually amid violent disturbance. They also did not have reliable equipment or general security that prevents a modern airliner from stopping or crossing its structural boundaries. The crew manually flew the aircraft until it exits out of hailstorm. The DGCA said that the flight descended at a speed of 8500 feet per minute, while normal unloading is 1,500 to 2,000 feet per minute.
After getting out of hailstorm and controlling the aircraft, the pilots declared the Emergency. The aircraft then described Srinagar ATC as a PAN PAN and requested to activate the radar vector. They eventually managed to land safely with the normal operation of the auto thrust.
The Panpan call is an international emergency signal that reflects serious difficulty that requires help, and it is a level below the Mayday crisis call. No passenger was injured after unrest, but the front of the aircraft was damaged.
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