Spirit A320 at Fort Myers on Feb 3rd 2020, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 4, 2020 / 22:04:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-124

Departure
Fort Myers, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N606NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N606NK performing flight NK-124 from Fort Myers,FL to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 167 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Fort Myers' runway 06 when the crew declared emergency reporting the left hand engine (V2527) had failed and was shut down. The aircraft levelled off at 3000 feet and positioned for a return to runway 24. The aircraft landed safely on runway 24 about 15 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported there was a severe loud bang from the left hand engine that shook the entire aircraft, two more less severe bangs followed. Fellow passengers in the aft seats reported streaks of flames out of the engine. The crew stopped the climb, turned the aircraft around and landed back at Fort Myers where the aircraft was received by a lot of emergency vehicles. When the passengers were about to disembark the crew announced it had been a left engine failure. The passengers were rebooked onto a later flight.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-124

Departure
Fort Myers, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N606NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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