Starflyer A320 at Fukuoka on Nov 20th 2020, engine trouble

Last Update: November 23, 2020 / 21:33:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 20, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine trouble

Airline
Starflyer

Flight number
7G-42

Departure
Fukuoka, Japan

Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA21MC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Starflyer Airbus A320-200, registration JA21MC performing flight 7G-42 from Fukuoka to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 104 people on board, was climbing through FL310 out of Fukuoka when the left engine (CFM56) lost power prompting the crew to stop the climb, drift down to FL240 and return to Fukuoka. The aircraft subsequently diverted to to Kitakyushu Airport for a safe landing on runway 36 about 75 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 20, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine trouble

Airline
Starflyer

Flight number
7G-42

Departure
Fukuoka, Japan

Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA21MC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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