Iberia A20N at Athens on Jun 11th 2019, engine fire indication
Last Update: June 21, 2019 / 16:33:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 11, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-3151
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MXU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 148 hours, then positioned back to Madrid on Jun 17th and resumed service on Jun 18th 2019.
On Jun 21st 2019 The Aviation Herald learned a fractured oil pipe caused a leak spilling oil onto the hot section of the engine, which caused a small fire. The engine was replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 11, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-3151
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MXU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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