Amritsar: Spicejet aircraft emits smoke after landing gear gets overheated

The right landing gear of a SpiceJet aircraft carrying 75 passengers onboard from New Delhi got overheated, causing some smoke while it landed at the Amritsar airport on Thursday evening. However, all passengers were deplaned safely, SpiceJet said. There was, however, no fire or tyre burst, the airline clarified.

In its statement released, SpiceJet said, "No incident of fire or tyre burst has taken place in SpiceJet flight 2515 from Delhi to Amritsar carrying 75 passenger which landed at Amritsar on 06:15 PM. Engineer on ground saw smoke coming out from the right landing gear. Taking a precautionary  measure he used fire extinguisher on over heated landing gear. All passengers on board are safe.​"

In another incident on Thursday, a special Air India charter flight carrying CRPF officials and personnels from Jammu to Srinagar had a narrow escape as two tyres of the flight burst while landing at Sheikh ul Alam International airport in Srinagar.