Indigo A20N near Karachi on Jul 17th 2022, engine trouble
Last Update: July 17, 2022 / 20:12:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-1406
Departure
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IJK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration VT-IZO positioned to Karachi, however, did not resume the flight and returned to Ahmedabad as 6E-9002.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Karachi for about 14 hours, then continued the flight and reached Hyderabad with a delay of about 15.5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Karachi as a precaution due to a technical defect.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-1406
Departure
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IJK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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