Astana A21N near Aktobe on May 8th 2026, engine failure
Last Update: May 11, 2026 / 17:30:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-921
Departure
Astana, Kazakhstan
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
EI-KGJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport reported the crew declared PAN PAN due to an engine (PW1133G) failure.
The airport reported the right hand engine had failed.
The airline reported a technical problem.
A replacement A321-200N registration EI-KGB reached Frankfurt with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Aktobe 3 days later.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-921
Departure
Astana, Kazakhstan
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
EI-KGJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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