Aegean A320 at Corfu on Oct 3rd 2019, engine trouble
Last Update: October 3, 2019 / 23:22:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Aegean Airlines
Flight number
OA-283
Departure
Corfu, Greece
Destination
Athens, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-DVU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 13 hours after landing.
A passenger reported the right hand engine emitted a loud bang, the whole aircraft shuddered, a few seconds later another "much quieter sound" occurred. It was noticeable that subsequently the left hand engine was operating at higher thrust than the right hand engine. No in flight service occurred, the aircraft landed in Athens with emergency services receiving the aircraft and escorting the aircraft to the apron.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Aegean Airlines
Flight number
OA-283
Departure
Corfu, Greece
Destination
Athens, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-DVU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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