Indigo A20N at Ahmedabad on Mar 12th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 12, 2018 / 22:55:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-244
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Lucknow, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IEX reached Lucknow with a delay of 6.5 hours.
Passengers reported there was a loud bang followed by severe vibrations. The crew announced one engine had failed and they would return to Ahmedabad.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-244
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Lucknow, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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