India Express B738 near Mangalore on Sep 21st 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 21, 2017 / 18:33:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air India Express

Flight number
IX-821

Departure
Mangalore, India

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
VT-AXT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXT performing flight IX-821 from Mangalore (India) to Doha (Qatar) with 173 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL300 about 130nm west of Mangalore when the crew decided to shut the left hand engine (CFM56) down due to the failure of the engine. The aircraft drifted down to FL150 and returned to Mangalore for a safe landing about one hour after departure.

Passengers reported there was a loud boom followed by severe vibrations. The crew subsequently announced they were returning to Mangalore. The flight was postponed to the next day, they were taken to hotels.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air India Express

Flight number
IX-821

Departure
Mangalore, India

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
VT-AXT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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