Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight returns midway after whistling sound in cockpit

After a whistling sound was heard on the right side of the cockpit, a Delhi-Mumbai flight of Vistara airlines returned midway to Delhi. The DGCA has ordered a probe into the incident.

A Delhi-Mumbai flight of Vistara airlines returned midway to Delhi on Monday after a 'whistling' sound was heard on the right side of the Boeing 737 aircraft cockpit. The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has ordered a probe into the incident even as no structural deficiency was observed during preliminary ground inspection of the plane.

"On 04.09.0222 Vistara B737-800 aircraft VT-TGB while operating flight UK 951 (Delhi-Mumbai), was involved in airturnback to Delhi as whistling sound was heard from the right side in the cockpit. Aircraft has landed safely. During preliminary ground inspection no structural deficiency has been observed. Further inspection is in progress," DGCA sources said.

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Vistara -- a joint venture of Tata and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA), confirmed the return of the flight, saying that the pilot decided to do so after a technical snag was detected shortly after its take-off.

"As a precautionary step, pilots decided to turn back and the aircraft landed safely at the IGI Airport, Delhi," the airline said in a statement. An alternate aircraft was immediately arranged to fly the passengers to their destination, it said.

(With PTI inputs)