Indigo A20N at Bangalore on Oct 8th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 11, 2018 / 17:30:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-452

Destination
Ahmedabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IVB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IVB performing flight 6E-452 from Bangalore to Ahmedabad (India) with 170 people on board, was climbin out of Bangalore's runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at 270 and decided to return to Bangalore reporting they had needed to shut the left hand engine (PW1127) down due to the loss of oil pressure. The aircraft landed safely back on Bangalore's runway 09 about 40 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft returned due to the loss of indication of engine #1 oil pressure.

A malfunction of the accessory gearbox is being suspected as cause of the loss of engine oil pressure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-452

Destination
Ahmedabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IVB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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