Indigo A21N at Goa on Sep 1st 2026, engine failure

Last Update: September 1, 2026 / 14:40:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-2102

Departure
Goa, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ILZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-ILZ performing flight 6E-2102 from Goa to Delhi (India) with 229 people on board, was climbing out of Goa's runway 28 when the crew stopped the climb at FL140 reporting an engine (LEAP) failure. The aircraft returned to Goa for a safe landing on runway 28 about 35 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a technical issue.

A replacement Airbus A321-200N registration VT-IWR reached Delhi with a delay of about 6:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Goa about 10 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-2102

Departure
Goa, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ILZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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