Azul A20N at Porto Velho on Aug 4th 2020, engine fire indication

Last Update: August 6, 2020 / 21:01:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 4, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-4545

Departure
Manaus, Brazil

Destination
Porto Velho, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRI performing flight AD-4545 from Manaus,AM to Porto Velho,RO (Brazil) with 174 passengers and 6 crew, was descending towards Porto Velho when the crew received an engine #1 fire indication (LEAP, left hand), shut the engine down and discharged the fire suppression which extinguished the indication immediately. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Porto Velho's runway 01.

Brazil's CENIPA opened an investigation into the occurrence and did not yet release the aircraft back to service. The aircraft is still on the ground in Porto Velho about 44 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 4, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-4545

Departure
Manaus, Brazil

Destination
Porto Velho, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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