SpiceJet plane grounded in Dubai following snag

NEW DELHI: A SpiceJet Boeing 737 has been grounded due to a use wheel snag. Sources say the B737 (VT-SZK) had safely operated from Mangalore to Dubai on Monday (July 11).
“After landing during walk around inspection, the engineer observed that the nose wheel strut is compressed more than normal and grounded the aircraft. The airline has ferried another aircraft (flow without passengers) from Mumbai to Dubai,” said sources.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is examining this issue.
Comments have been sought from SpiceJet and are awaited. The regulator had last week issued a show cause notice to the airline over several snags in past few weeks.