ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230326
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Date: | Thursday 24 October 2019 |
Time: | c. 03:10 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A320-271N |
Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
Registration: | VT-IVX |
MSN: | 8417 |
Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | SW of Kolkata -
India
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC) |
Destination airport: | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:IndiGo flight 6E563, an Airbus A320neo, suffered an engine stall (PW1127G) after departure from Kolkata. The aircraft returned for a safe landing 37 minutes after takeoff.
Probable Cause of the Incident
The incident was caused by failure of LPT 3rd stage blades in flight as the blade material lacked crack growth resistance and damage tolerance to withstand any impact from material that may have liberated upstream.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/pratt-team-meets-dgca-after-four-engine-stalls-in-a-week-on-indigo-neos/articleshow/71841583.cms Revision history:
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