Volaris A21N at Hermosillo on Jan 21st 2025, engine fire
Last Update: February 7, 2025 / 20:32:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-381
Departure
Hermosillo, Mexico
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N543VL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Mexico's AIB rated the occurrence a serious incident and reported the crew heard the fire alarm and saw the indication of engine #2 fire on the ECAM, discharged one fire bottle, declared Mayday and returned to Hermosillo. The occurrence is investigated by Mexico's AIB.
The aircraft returned to service on Feb 6th 2025.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-381
Departure
Hermosillo, Mexico
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N543VL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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