Overview

• DGCA found that the May 21 IndiGo flight 6E-2142 encountered a hailstorm and that crew delay in diverting likely led to the nose radome damage
• Flight crew sought deviation from IAF Northern Area Control and requested to enter Pakistani airspace via Lahore ATC to avoid the storm, but both were refused before choosing to fly through the weather
• Technical alerts of angle-of-attack fault, alternate law protection lost and backup speed-scale unreliable were triggered as updrafts and downdrafts caused the autopilot to disengage and speed warnings to activate
• Sources say the Indian Air Force provided navigation assistance with control vectors and groundspeed readouts after Pakistani overflight clearance was denied
• The Airbus A321neo VT-IMD has been grounded in Srinagar since landing for inspections, with no injuries reported among passengers and crew