Spirit A320 near Indianapolis on Dec 14th 2016, engine problem
Last Update: November 1, 2018 / 16:14:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-927
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
N903NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 5 hours after landing.
As part of an open FoIA inquiry with the FAA The Aviation Herald obtained information on Nov 1st 2018 about this occurrence with the FAA reporting: "The crew received an E CAM massage Air System Fault and preformed the required action reduce throttle lever to idle and air return to ORD. ORD maintenance trouble shot and found #2 buffer air valve pressure sensor loose tightened line no further issue. Conclusion: Number 2 engine air system fault."
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-927
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
N903NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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