Indigo A21N at Kolkata on Aug 29th 2023, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 30, 2023 / 14:25:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-455
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IUF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a technical issue, the crew applied standard operating procedures and returned to Kolkata.
India's DGCA is looking into the occurrence involving an engine shut down.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Kolkata about 28.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-455
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IUF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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