Indigo A21N at Delhi on Aug 6th 2020, hard landing
Last Update: September 15, 2020 / 14:44:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2020
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-2752
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IUD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and did not fly for 40 days. The aircraft performed a short test flight on Sep 15th 2020.
According to information The Aviation Herald received the main landing gear struts needed replacement.
The Aviation Herald contacted Indigo's press office in the morning of Sep 11th 2020 (Central European Time, early afternoon India's time), however, did not receive a reply until today (Sep 15th 2020).
Metars:
VIDP 061530Z 09012KT 4000 HZ SCT030 BKN100 32/25 Q0999 NOSIG=
VIDP 061500Z 09012KT 4000 HZ SCT030 BKN100 32/25 Q0998 NOSIG=
VIDP 061330Z 08010G20KT 4500 HZ SCT030 FEW035CB BKN100 32/25 Q0997 TEMPO 15020G30KT 1000 TSRA=
VIDP 061300Z 08012G22KT 5000 HZ SCT030 FEW035CB BKN100 34/25 Q0997 TEMPO
15020G30KT 1000 TSRA=
VIDP 061130Z 08011G21KT 5000 HZ SCT030 FEW035CB BKN100 35/25 Q0996 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2020
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-2752
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IUD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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