Iberia Express A321 near Palma Mallorca on Aug 23rd 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 24, 2016 / 20:38:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 23, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
IB-3913

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-JEJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Iberia Express Airbus A321-200, registration EC-JEJ performing flight IB-3913 from Palma Mallorca,SP to Madrid,SP (Spain), was climbing through FL200 out of Palma when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 due to an engine (CFM56) failure. The aircraft returned to Palma Mallorca for a safe landing on runway 06L about 35 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 36 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 23, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
IB-3913

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-JEJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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