Akasa Air plane collided with a bird at an altitude of 1900 feet, landing at Delhi airport

Akasa Air's B-737-8 (MAX) aircraft collided with a bird at an altitude of 1900 ft from VT-YAF Operating Flight QP-1333 (Ahmedabad-Delhi). Radom damage was observed after landing in Delhi. The aircraft was declared AOG (aircraft on the ground) in Delhi. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave this information on Thursday.

Earlier, on October 15, a bird collided with an Akasa Air flight from Mumbai to Bangalore, after which the plane had to return to the airport. A DGCA official said that after hitting the bird, there was a burning smell in the cabin of the aircraft. It is said that when the VT-YAE aircraft took off, its engine was working normally, but after some time the smell of burning started coming from the cabin. The remains of a bird were also found on the engine. Akasa Airlines has been started from 7 August 2022.

When the Boeing VT-YAE aircraft of Akasa Airlines took off, its engine was working normally, but suddenly the smell of something burning started coming from the cabin. Akasa Airlines flight was going from Mumbai to Bangalore. The flight was diverted back to Mumbai after smelling of burning. The flight was successfully screened after landing at the Mumbai airport. During the investigation, it was found that a bird had collided with the flight.