Indigo A320 near Yangon on Feb 12th 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 12, 2019 / 22:33:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-75

Aircraft Registration
VT-IHX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IHX performing flight 6E-75 from Bangalore (India) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 129 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 170nm southwest of Yangon (Myanmar) when the crew received an engine (V2527) low oil pressure indication, performed the related checklist shutting the engine down and diverted to Yangon for a safe landing about 45 minutes later.

The airline reported there was an oil pressure warning for one of the V2500 engines, the crew carried out the relevant procedures and diverted to Yangon. The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-75

Aircraft Registration
VT-IHX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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