Indigo A20N enroute on Mar 24th 2019, intermittent engine vibrations
Last Update: May 7, 2019 / 17:20:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 24, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-895
Departure
Amritsar, India
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
India's AIB reported the crew received ECAM indications of high vibrations on the #2 engine (PW1127, right hand), that were intermittent. N2 vibrations reached up to 7 units. After landing a borescopic inspection was performed and found damage to the blades of stages 7 and 8 of the high pressure compressor. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
The occurrence aircraft had suffered problems with the left hand engine on Mar 1st 2019, see Incident: Indigo A20N at Mumbai on Mar 1st 2018, engine shut down in flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 24, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-895
Departure
Amritsar, India
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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