Lok Sabha Question No. 3114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Emergency Landing of Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3114 (To be answered on the 4th August 2022)

## EMERGENCY LANDING OF AIRCRAFT

## 3114. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the number of incidents of emergency landing of aircraft within the country during the last two years along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the names of the places in the country wherein the above emergency landings have been carried out; and
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the technical faults behind the said emergency landing and if sO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether all the airlines operating throughout the country fulfill the fitness criteria with regard t0 their aircraft and if the details thereof? SO,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

- (a) to (c) A total of 18 emergency landing incidents have occurred within the country with aircraft operated by Indian scheduled airlines during last two years i.e. from 01.08.2020 to 29.07.2022. The detail of emergency landing incidents including the of landing, technical fault and rectification action is attached as Annexure. place
- (d) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issues the Air Operator Permit (AOP) to the airline.on compliance with laid down Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) which require the airline to have their own maintenance organisation approved or have arrangement with an approved maintenance organisation for maintaining their aircraft in a continuous state of airworthiness. The responsibility for the maintaining the aircraft lies with airline which is required to ensure that aircraft is maintained as per the maintenance programme prepared based on instruction of the manufacturer and approved by DGCA Airlineloperators are also responsible for ensuring that the required qualified and experienced manpower, equipment and spares

including maintenance data is available for maintaining the aircraft:

DGCA ensures that the airline and the maintenance organisation continue to comply with the regulatory requirements against which they have been initially approved through a system of surveillance, audits, spot checks, night surveillance etc. and in case of the non-compliances, DGCA ensure that rectification is taken by the airlines/ maintenance organisation. DGCA initiates enforcement actions against organisation/ personnel in case violations are found which may include warning, suspension, or cancellation of approval/ authorisation/ permit/ license including imposition of financial penalty.

## "Emergency Landing of Aircraft"

## ANNEXURE

| S.No   | Date       | Place           | Aircraft Type   | Sector                                 | Brief of Incident                                                                                                                 | Rectification                                                                                                  |
|--------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | 15-Aug- 20 | Jaipur          | A320            | Surat-Delhi                            | Aircraft diverted to Jaipur due to aft cargo smokel Aft warning: Aircraft declared smoke emergency and landed replaced: safely:   | cargo compartment detectorst                                                                                   |
| 2      | 25-Oct- 20 | Tiruchirappalli | ATR 72          | Bangalore- Tiruchirappalli |fault | During descent; electriq smoke warning came followed by inverter no_ Aircraft declared emergency and landed  safely.              | Inverter no_ replaced.                                                                                         |
| 3      | 23-Dec- 20 | Kolkata         | A320            | Kolkata- Hyderabad                     | Air turn back due to multiple warning involving auto flight auto thrust off;, engine no.1 2 reverser faults , system no_ 2 fault: | Main landing gear                                                                                              |
|        | 1-Jan-21   | Jaipur          | A320            |                                        | Aircraft diverted to Jaipur as aircraft was on minimum Nil Aircraft declared emergency andrequired landed safely at_ Jaipur       | rectification was                                                                                              |
| 5      | 11-Jan- 21 | Kolkata         | Q400            | Jharsuguda- Kolkata                    | During flight; cabinl pressurization came_ Aircraft declared emergency and landed safely:                                         | Cabin Pack bypass valve and compressor overheat temperature switch replaced.                                   |
|        | 1-Feb- 21  | Kolkata         | B737            | Kolkata- Bagdogra                      | Air turn back due to fire and The smoke in cabin was smoke reported  in cabin                                                     | attributed to bird   hit on engine no: 1 _                                                                     |
|        | 2-Apr- 21  | Bangalore       | A320            | Lucknow- Bangalore                     | During flight; pack no.1 and No. no_ 2 overheat came_ Aircraft emergency and safely:                                              | 2 Compressor warning temperature sensor declared replaced. Also pack no 2 landed turbine bypass valve replaced |
|        | 10-Apr- 21 | Cochin          | B737            | Riyadh- Calicut                        | takeoff at Riyadh airport: lower Aircraft Aircraft declared emergency broken . and landed safely:                                 | side strut door attaching lug was Same was replaced                                                            |
|        | 2-Jul-21   | Delhi           | A320            | Mumbai- Dehradun                       | Aircraft diverted to Delhi due to bad weather and declared Nil emergency due low fuel required Aircraft landed safely:            | rectification was                                                                                              |
| 10     | 2-Jul-21   | Delhi           | A320            | Bangalore- Dehradun                    | Aircraft diverted to Delhi due to bad weather and declared Nil emergency due low fuelfrequired Aircraft landed safely:            | rectification was                                                                                              |
| 11     | 5-Aug- 21  | Hyderabad       | A320            | Chennai- Delhi                         | Aircraft diverted Hyderabad, due to cargol Aft cargo smoke warning: Aircrafi smoke declared emergency andreplaced: landed safely: | compartment detectorst                                                                                         |

|   12 | 11-Aug-| 21   | Kuwait    | B737   | Kuwait- Vijayawada   | Air turn back due to no_ 2 overheat illuminated. Aircraft declared  emergency and landed back safely:_ engine                                                       | right detector replaced.                                                 |
|------|--------------------|-----------|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   13 | 2-Jan-22           | Hyderabad | ATR 72 | Hyderabad- Chennai   | Air turn back due to: cabin pressurization issue. Aircraft declared emergency and landed back safely                                                                | Ambient pressure sensor was found faulty and replaced:                   |
|   14 | 5-Feb- 22          | Toronto   | B777   | Delhi-Toronto        | warning came. Aircraft smoke declared emergency landed safely at Toronto                                                                                            | cargo   compartment detectorst and replaced along with the fire bottles: |
|   15 | 23-Mar- 22         | Cochin    |        | Riyadh- Cochin       | During flight; aft  cargo fire Aft warning came_ Aircrafi smoke declared emergency landed safely_at Cochin                                                          | cargo compartment detectors and and cargo electric unit replaced         |
|   16 | 4-Apr- 22          | Nagpur    | ATR 72 | Nagpur- Lucknow      | Air turn back due to burning smell and white fumes in Right cabin with no warning additional pressure Aircraft declared emergency and landed back safely: replaced. | hand pack deicing                                                        |
|   17 | 2-Jul-22           | Delhi     | Q400   | Delhi- Jabalpur      | Aircraft returned back td Engine no_ Delhi due to smoke in cabin_ Aircraft declared emergency and landed back safely:                                               | 1 replaced.                                                              |
|   18 | 16-Jul- 22         | Muscat    | B 737  | Calicut-Dubai        | In cruise , burning smell came from one of the ventst in the forward galley. Aircrafl Forward diverted to Muscat: declared emergency landed safely:                 | galley oven                                                              |