Go First A20N near Nagpur on Nov 27th 2021, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 27, 2021 / 16:22:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 27, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G8-873

Destination
Patna, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-WGA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Go First (former GoAir) Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-WGA performing flight G8-873 from Bangalore to Patna (India) with 139 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 150nm east of Nagpur when the crew needed to shut an engine (PW1127G) down due to an abnormal indication. The aircraft diverted to Nagpur for a safe landing about 32 minutes later.

The engine indication was identified false, however, the aircraft is still on the ground in Nagpur about 11 hours after landing.

A replacement A320-200N registration VT-WGM reached Patna with a delay of 6.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 27, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G8-873

Destination
Patna, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-WGA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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