Flynas A320 at Jeddah on Jan 26th 2015, dropped engine doors
Last Update: February 3, 2015 / 16:12:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Flynas
Flight number
XY-618
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Antakya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
VP-CXJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VP-CXI reached Antakya with a delay of 4 hours.
On Feb 3rd 2015 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the crew reduced the left hand engine to idle for the return to Jeddah, the left hand thrust reverser was not used. The BEA wrote quoting the AIB of Saudi Arabia: "At 13:24 after take-off from OEJN 16R, during climb the left engine cowl ripped off on both sides at an area of close proximity to the pylon." The occurrence was rated an incident.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Flynas
Flight number
XY-618
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Antakya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
VP-CXJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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