Vistara A20N at Ahmedabad on Mar 30th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 31, 2018 / 20:28:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vistara Airlines
Flight number
UK-996
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-TNH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200N registration VT-TNF reached Delhi with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The airline confirmed the failure of the right hand engine but stressed the problem is unrelated to the issues encountered by Indigo and other airlines with PW1127 engines as they had opted for GE/CFM LEAP-1 engines.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vistara Airlines
Flight number
UK-996
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-TNH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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