Spirit A319 at Detroit on Sep 18th 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 1, 2018 / 16:15:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-569

Departure
Detroit, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N505NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N505NK performing flight NK-569 from Detroit,MI to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 135 people on board, departed runway 04L and was climbing through about 5000 feet when the crew declared emergency reporting they had "lost the second engine". The crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet, shut the right hand engine (V2524) down, requested the longest runway available, when told to expect the RNAV approach to runway 04R they changed their mind and opted for the ILS equipped runway 04L. The aircraft returned to Detroit for a safe landing on runway 04L. The crew requested emergency services to check the right hand side for any fire/burning stating they had a constant fire indication. Emergency services reporting seeing no trace of fire and no trace of leaks.

The FAA reported metal debris was found in a number of backyards underneath the departure path of the aircraft.

A passenger reported there was a huge bang and a fire ball followed by sparks from the right hand engine.

As part of a larger open FoIA request to the FAA The Aviation Herald obtained information on Nov 1st 2018 with the FAA stating: "Conclusion: the skin valve was on deferral after takeoff extraction ducting in avionic compartment failed damage."
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-569

Departure
Detroit, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N505NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
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