VivaAerobus A20N near Monterrey on Aug 18th 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 19, 2019 / 22:47:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VB-2171

Destination
Cancun, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VIJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A VivaAerobus Airbus A320-200N, registration XA-VIJ performing flight VB-2171 from Monterrey to Cancun (Mexico), was enroute at FL370 about 240nm eastsoutheast of Monterrey over the Gulf of Mexico when the crew decided to return to Monterrey and drifted the aircraft down to FL200 after an engine (PW1127) needed to be shut down. The aircraft landed safely back on Monterrey's runway 11 about 50 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration XA-VAY reached Cancun with a delay of 4:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 24 hours after landing.

The airline confirmed the crew received indication of an engine problem and decided to return to Monterrey as precaution.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VB-2171

Destination
Cancun, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VIJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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