Indigo A20N near Nagpur on Aug 16th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 17, 2017 / 21:57:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-135
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VT-IDO reached Kolkata with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 24 hours, then positioned to Delhi (India), but has not yet resumed service about 8 hours after landing in Delhi.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-135
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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