Virgin America A319 near Omaha on Dec 17th 2013, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 18, 2013 / 22:38:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Virgin America

Flight number
VX-363

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N524VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Virgin America Airbus A319-100, registration N524VA performing flight VX-363 from Boston,MA to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 109 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL380 80nm north of Omaha,NE (USA), almost overhead Sioux City Gateway Airport,IA, when the crew detected abnormal indications for the left hand engine (CFM56) and shut the engine down. The aircraft diverted to Omaha's Eppley Airport for a safe landing on runway 32L about 25 minutes later.

Runway 32L was temporarily closed while emergency services checked the aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Virgin America

Flight number
VX-363

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N524VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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