Astana A20N at Aktau on Mar 8th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 12, 2025 / 16:20:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 8, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-858
Departure
Aktau, Kazakhstan
Destination
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aircraft Registration
EI-KBM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EI-KBO reached Almaty with a delay of about 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 54 hours after landing.
The airline reported the crew received a technical warning about a low oil level in engine #1 and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Aktau, the passengers were transferred onto another aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 8, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-858
Departure
Aktau, Kazakhstan
Destination
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aircraft Registration
EI-KBM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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