Spicejet B738 at Kolkata on Feb 27th 2023, engine failure on departure, possibly uncontained
Last Update: February 27, 2023 / 17:38:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-83
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VT-SGG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airport reported one of the engine blades had fractured and separated.
The left engine cowl shows a puncture just aft of the the engine inlet.
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration VT-MXE reached Bangkok with a delay of about 6:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-83
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VT-SGG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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