Indigo A21N at Delhi on Jun 10th 2023, engine failure

Last Update: June 11, 2023 / 12:33:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 10, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-2789

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ILN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-ILN performing flight 6E-2789 from Delhi to Chennai (India) with 230 people on board, was climbing out of Delhi's runway 28 when the crew stopped the climb at about 13,000 feet due to the failure of one of the engines (Leap). The aircraft returned to Delhi for a safe landing on runway 28 about 35 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

India's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft returned due to an "engine snag".
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 10, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-2789

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ILN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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