THY A21N at Istanbul on Feb 23rd 2023, engine failure
Last Update: February 24, 2023 / 22:22:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1629
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
TC-LSZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration TC-JTN reached Munich with a delay of about 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Istanbul about 40 hours after landing back.
A passenger reported the engine blew at about 4500 feet, smoke was visible from the engine, an intense smell of aircraft fuel developed on board.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1629
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
TC-LSZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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