SpiceJet's engine catches fire mid-air, makes emergency landing in Patna

The pilots suspected a bird hit, but they continued the climb as the sensors inside the aircraft didn't give any indication of engine fire

A Delhi-bound SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft made an emergency landing at the Patna airport after a bird hit one of its engines. The plane, with 185 passengers and six crew members, landed safely five minutes after take-off from Patna after the pilots shut down the affected engine and alerted air traffic control. 

Civil aviation regulator DGCA has confirmed that a bird hit led to the failure of Engine 1 on the Patna-Delhi SpiceJet aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Bihta Airforce Station in Patna after its left wing caught fire. “During take-off, the cockpit crew suspected a