Azul A20N near Sao Paulo on Aug 18th 2021, engine oil leak

Last Update: August 27, 2021 / 18:13:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-4649

Destination
Recife, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRE performing flight AD-4649 from Porto Alegre,RS to Recife,PE (Brazil) with 175 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 90nm northeast of Sao Paulo's Viracopos Airport,SP (Brazil) when the crew detected a decreasing oil quantity indication for the left hand engine (LEAP), worked the related checklists and decided to divert to Viracopos Airport for a safe landing about 40 minutes later.

The aircraft returned to service about 23.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-4649

Destination
Recife, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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