VivaAeroBus A320 at Leon on Sep 17th 2021, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 7, 2021 / 13:32:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
VivaAerobus
Flight number
VB-5029
Departure
Leon, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-VAP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200N registration XA-VIB reached Tijuana with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service on Sep 30th 2021.
On Oct 7th 2021 Mexico's AIB reported a failure, a fire, occurred in the right hand engine. The aircraft sustained minor damage, the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Mexico's AIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
VivaAerobus
Flight number
VB-5029
Departure
Leon, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-VAP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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