Indigo A20N at Guwahati on Jun 19th 2022, bird strike
Last Update: June 20, 2022 / 09:18:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6394
Departure
Guwahati, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A post flight inspection revealed two fan blades of the left hand engine had fractured and separated at their root (but were contained), all other fan blades showed damage to their tips and leading edges.
The airline reported the left hand engine got damaged when a bird was ingested at about 1600 feet MSL. The crew worked the related checklists, shut the engine down and returned to Guwahati.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6394
Departure
Guwahati, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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