Indigo A21N at Chennai on Sep 21st 2019, cargo smoke indication

Last Update: September 21, 2019 / 20:31:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-1707

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
VT-IUA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IUA performing flight 6E-1707 from Chennai (India) to Doha (Qatar) with 121 people on board, was climbing out of Chennai when the crew stopped the climb at FL150 due to a cargo smoke indication and returned to Chennai for a safe landing on runway 07 about 35 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a post flight inspection revealed no trace of fire, heat or smoke.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VT-IFM reached Doha with a delay of 7 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Chennai about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-1707

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
VT-IUA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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