Indonesia AirAsia A320 at Perth on Aug 24th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 25, 2025 / 14:53:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 24, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QZ-545

Aircraft Registration
PK-AXY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration PK-AXY performing flight QZ-545 from Perth,WA (Australia) to Denpasar (Indonesia), was climbing out of Perth's runway 21 when the crew levelled off at 5000 feet and shut the right hand engine (CFM56) down after the engine had suffered a number of compressor stalls. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Perth for a safe landing on runway 21 about one hour after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Perth about 27 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 24, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QZ-545

Aircraft Registration
PK-AXY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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