Volaris A20N at Mexico City on Jan 23rd 2020, engine malfunction and vibrations
Last Update: March 12, 2020 / 18:42:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 23, 2020
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-819
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N528VL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Mexico's AIB rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
On Mar 12th 2020 the NTSB reported the aircraft experienced the failure of the right hand engine and returned to Mexico City. A post flight inspection revealed "the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades on the No. 2 engine were all fractured at various lengths."
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 23, 2020
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-819
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N528VL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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