India A319 at Kolkata on Jul 19th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 20, 2016 / 21:17:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-247
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
VT-SCV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement A319-100 registration VT-SCB reached Kathmandu with a delay of 5:20 hours.
The airline confirmed a right hand engine problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-247
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
VT-SCV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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