Easyjet A320 at Ibiza on Sep 3rd 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 4, 2017 / 21:42:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 3, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-8650

Departure
Ibiza, Spain

Aircraft Registration
G-EZTL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZTL performing flight U2-8650 from Ibiza,SP (Spain) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was in the initial climb out of Ibiza's runway 24 when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 due to an engine (CFM56) failure and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Ibiza, entered a hold at 3000 feet and landed safely back on runway 24 about 20 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 3, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-8650

Departure
Ibiza, Spain

Aircraft Registration
G-EZTL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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