Astana A20N at Aktau on Mar 8th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: March 12, 2025 / 16:20:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Flight number
KC-858

Aircraft Registration
EI-KBM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Air Astana Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-KBM performing flight KC-858 from Aktau to Almaty (Kazakhstan), was climbing out of Aktau's runway 29 when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 following an engine oil indication and shut down of the left hand engine (PW1127G). The aircraft returned to Aktau for a safe landing on runway 29 about 40 minutes after departure.

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
Registration mark
EI-KBM
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-271N
ICAO Aircraft Type
A20N
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Flight number
KC-858

Aircraft Registration
EI-KBM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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