Indigo A20N at Goa on Dec 31st 2017, engine problem

Last Update: December 31, 2017 / 22:11:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-724

Departure
Goa, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ITA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITA performing flight 6E-724 from Goa to Delhi (India) with 186 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Goa's runway 26 when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet due to a right hand engine (PW1127) low oil pressure indication and returned to Goa for a safe landing on runway 26 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VT-INQ reached Delhi with a delay of 7 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Goa due to a low #2 engine oil pressure indication.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-724

Departure
Goa, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ITA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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