According to Dipendra Pun, technical spokesperson for Nepal Airlines Corporation, a technical problem has been detected in the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder.
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A narrow-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation, which reached New Delhi, India, has been grounded after experiencing technical problems. The aircraft was supposed to return to Kathmandu on Monday with 133 passengers, but the flight could not take place.
According to the corporation's technical spokesperson Dipendra Pun, a technical problem has been detected in the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder.
'A problem has been detected in the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder. The technical team is studying its maintenance or replacement of parts,' Pun said.
According to the corporation, there is an agreement with Air India's technical team to perform maintenance after the aircraft encountered a minor technical problem in Delhi. Accordingly, technical discussions are currently underway with Air India's technicians to resolve the problem by changing the spare parts of the CVR or replacing the entire unit.
The aircraft had reached Delhi from Kathmandu on Monday via flight RA-217. The aircraft was scheduled to return to Kathmandu on flight RA-218 with 133 passengers.
After the plane stopped in Delhi, the Nepal Airlines Corporation has stated that the flight of the same plane scheduled for Kathmandu-Delhi on Tuesday morning may be affected.
The Corporation has not yet decided how to manage the passengers. According to a director of the Corporation, discussions are underway to deploy an alternative plane or make other arrangements for the passengers.
Currently, Nepal Airlines Corporation has two narrow-body and two wide-body planes for international flights. One of the wide-body planes is grounded in Kathmandu for maintenance, which has put additional pressure on the Corporation's international flight management.
