GoAir A20N at Ahmedabad on Feb 18th 2020, rejected takeoff due to engine fire

Last Update: February 18, 2020 / 21:33:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 18, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
GoAir

Flight number
G8-802

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-WGY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A GoAir Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-WGY performing flight G8-802 from Ahmedabad to Bangalore (India), was accelerating for takeoff from Ahmedabad's runway 05 when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed due a right hand engine (PW1127G) failure and fire indication. Emergency services responded and sprayed the right hand engine quickly dousing the fire.

The airline reported a borescopic inspection of the engine revealed a bird had been ingested by the engine causing damage to the engine and a small fire.

A replacement A320-200 registration VT-GOO reached Bangalore with a delay of 4:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 18, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
GoAir

Flight number
G8-802

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-WGY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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