Indigo A20N at Mumbai on Jan 9th 2018, engine problem
Last Update: January 10, 2018 / 22:20:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-565
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IDT reached Bangalore with a delay of 3:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Mumbai about 28 hours after landing back.
A passenger reported he could smell unusual odours, shortly afterwards the crew announced they were returning to Mumbai due to a technical problem. After landing they sat on the aircraft for about an hour before they disembarked and were taken to another aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-565
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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