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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 2023 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-252NX |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-ILN |
| MSN: | 10151 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 240 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Delhi -
 India
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGCA India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E2789, an Airbus A321-252NX, suffered an engine failure after takeoff from Delhi.
The flight returned to Delhi. A safe landing was made back at Delhi 33 minutes after takeoff.
During post flight inspection, observed metal particles in exhaust of ENG#1. Borescope inspection revealed that HPT STAGE 1 and 2 BLADES damaged beyond AMM limits. LPT stage 1, 2 & 3 blades damaged beyond AMM limits. Also, observed metal deposits in stage 4, 5, 6 & 7. e
PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT:
The probable cause of in flight ENG#1 failure is attributed to HPT Stage#1blade liberation likely due to enormous stress acting on the blades.
Note: The DGCA Final report gives June 10, 16:43 UTC as date and time of the incident. ADS-B data however shows that the incident occurred on June 11, 16:43 UTC (22:13 LT)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://kalingatv.com/nation/indigo-makes-successful-emergency-landing-at-delhi-after-engine-failure/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/6e2789#30a98bc6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2023 06:22 | harro | Added |
| 11-Jun-2023 06:23 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Jun-2023 04:58 | Bandit | Updated |
| 05-Sep-2024 11:34 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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