India A321 near Mumbai on Mar 6th 2015, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 8, 2015 / 17:20:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-997
Departure
Kozhikode, India
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement A321-200 registration VT-PPO reached Sharjah with a delay of 5:15 hours.
Passengers reported the captain announced there had been an engine fire indication and they were diverting to Mumbai on one engine.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-997
Departure
Kozhikode, India
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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