ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267809
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| Date: | Friday 17 September 2021 |
| Time: | 12:16 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | VivaAerobus |
| Registration: | XA-VAP |
| MSN: | 6888 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 172 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) |
| Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
VivaAerobus flight VB5029, an Airbus A320-232, returned to land at Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport after suffering a fire in the turbine section of engine no.2 shortly after takeoff.
A video of the incident shows sparks being emitted from the engine exhaust.
Sources:
https://guanajuato.lasillarota.com/estados/avion-con-170-pasajeros-aterriza-de-emergencia-en-guanajuato-/561293
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-vap#292ebcd9
https://www.transponder1200.com/a320-de-viva-aerobus-aterriza-de-emergencia-por-fuego-de-motor/
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-xa-vap-operated-by-vivaaerobus-on-17-09-2021-at-leon/
https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/republica/sociedad/video-del-avion-de-viva-aerobus-realiza-aterrizaje-de-emergencia-en-guanajuato-7225170.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 2023 | XA-VAP | VivaAerobus | 0 | Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) | |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Media:
#IMPORTANTE El día de hoy, cerca de las 07:10AM hora local, el vuelo VIV5029 de #VivaAerobus cubriendo la ruta entre Silao (BJX) y Tijuana (TIJ) con un equipo Airbus A320 experimentó fugo en el motor derecho momentos después del despegue.
— EnElAire (@Enel_Aire) September 17, 2021
1/2 pic.twitter.com/DTMdm2suyS
Viva Aerobus Airbus A320 (XA-VAP) experienced engine problems and flames soon after take-off from Bajio Airport (MMLO), Mexico poss due to birdstrike. Flight #VB5029 to Tijuana safely returned to land 25 min later.https://t.co/9LzohcjWeb
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) September 17, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2021 16:00 | harro | Added |
| 17-Sep-2021 16:01 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2021 17:32 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2021 19:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Oct-2021 19:17 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2023 16:19 | Bandit | Updated [[Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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