India A321 at Kozhikode on Apr 24th 2017, rejected takeoff and temporary runway excursion due to engine failure
Last Update: April 24, 2017 / 14:41:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 24, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-937
Departure
Kozhikode, India
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Kozhikode Airport reported the aircraft veered left of the runway centerline by about 30 meters, contacted and destroyed a runway edge light and came to a stop with a burst inboard left main tyre after the left hand engine had failed during the takeoff run. Engine debris was recovered from the runway.
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration VT-PPA is estimated to reach Dubai with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kozhikode about 9 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 24, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-937
Departure
Kozhikode, India
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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