Indigo A20N at Chennai on Jan 3rd 2019, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: February 27, 2019 / 16:14:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-923
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IHJ reached Kolkata with a delay of 4.5 hours.
India's DGCA have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
On Jan 17th 2019 India's AIB reported the aircraft was climbing through FL210 when there was a loud bang and sparks as well as an engine stall and engine overheat indication. The aircraft returned to Chennai. The right hand engine suffered internal damage. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by India's AIB.
On Feb 27th 2019 the NTSB added that the engine received damage to the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-923
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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