Alitalia A320 near Budapest on Sep 23rd 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 22, 2013 / 15:47:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-476
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Budapest, Hungary
Aircraft Registration
I-BIKI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Passengers reported that during the descent an engine started to sound like a tractor's engine, the aircraft shook and vibrated. About one minute later the engine was shut down, the noise, shaking and vibrations ceased.
On Nov 22nd 2013 Hungary's KBSZ reported the crew declared emergency due to the right hand engine being shut down and landed on runway 31R. An investigation into the incident has been opened.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-476
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Budapest, Hungary
Aircraft Registration
I-BIKI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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