Indigo A20N near Goa on Jul 15th 2019, engine problem
Last Update: March 31, 2020 / 16:15:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-162
Departure
Goa, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Goa about 10 hours after landing.
On Mar 31st 2020 India's DGCA reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by India's DGCA. The left hand engine suffered an engine stall along with high EGT and high vibrations. A post flight inspection revealed damaged low pressure turbine stage 3 blades.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-162
Departure
Goa, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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