Vietjet A320 near Chennai on Sep 22nd 2026, engine problems

Last Update: September 23, 2026 / 17:19:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VJ-1875

Aircraft Registration
VN-A655

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Vietjet Airbus A320-200, registration VN-A655 performing flight VJ-1875 from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Colombo (Sri Lanka) with 143 passengers and 9 crew, was enroute at FL340 over the Bay of Bengal about 230nm northeast of Chennai (India) when the crew decided to divert to Chennai reporting problems with one of the engines (CFM56). The aircraft landed safely on Chennai's runway 25 about 50 minutes later.

The Airport Authority reported one of the aircraft's engines failed.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VJ-1875

Aircraft Registration
VN-A655

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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