This was reported by TASS with reference to the senior assistant of the West Siberian transport prosecutor Oksana Gorbunova.

“During the flight, a technical malfunction sensor worked, so the crew decided to return to the departure airport ... Subsequently, the airline provided a reserve board,” she said.

It is noted that on board the ship were 168 passengers.

In fact, the Novosibirsk Transport Prosecutor's Office began a check.

Earlier, a Ural Airlines plane operating a flight from Yekaterinburg to Yerevan was forced to return to the departure airport due to the operation of the landing gear malfunction sensor.