Indigo A20N at Bangalore on Oct 8th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 11, 2018 / 17:30:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-452
Departure
Bangalore, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IVB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to the loss of indication of engine #1 oil pressure.
A malfunction of the accessory gearbox is being suspected as cause of the loss of engine oil pressure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-452
Departure
Bangalore, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IVB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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