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| Date: | Monday 12 March 2018 |
| Time: | 09:35 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-ITA |
| MSN: | 6744 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | E of Ahmedabad -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) |
| Lucknow-Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO/VILK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo flight 6E244 returned to land at Ahmedabad Airport, India, following an in-flight shut down of one of the Pratt & Whitney PW1127G engines.
A safe landing was carried out back at Ahmedabad, 44 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/indigo-cancels-47-flights-after-dgca-grounds-pratt-powered-a320neos/videoshow/63283160.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/6e244#10af8121
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 October 2019 | VT-ITA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | S of Mumbai | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 2 July 2021 | VT-ITA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
non |
| Low fuel emergency | ||||||
| 18 March 2023 | VT-ITA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | near Hyderabad | |
min |
| Thunderstorm | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2018 18:44 | harro | Added |
| 13-Jul-2018 19:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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