Thai AirAsia A320 at Male on Sep 5th 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 5, 2019 / 20:13:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FD-178

Aircraft Registration
HS-BBT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Thai AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration HS-BBT performing flight FD-178 from Male (Maldives) to Bangkok Don Muang (Thailand), was in the initial climb out of Male's runway 18 when an engine (CFM56) emitted bangs and streaks of flames prompting the crew to stop climb at 5000 feet, shut the engine down and return to Male for a safe landing on runway 36 about 22 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FD-178

Aircraft Registration
HS-BBT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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