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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-271NX |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-IUJ |
| MSN: | 9042 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | en route Madurai-Mumbai -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madurai Airport (IXM/VOMD) |
| Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E2012, an Airbus A321-271NX, was en route from Madurai to Mumbai, India, when one of the engines was shut down by the flight crew because of a oil chip detection warning.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-iuj#31cb8870
https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/india/indigo-reports-two-engine-shutdown-incidents-mid-air-both-aircraft-land-safely-539490
Media:
Breaking :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) August 29, 2023
- Engine shutdown on @IndiGo6E flight 6E-2012 from Madurai to Mumbai
- Plane VT-IUJ, @Airbus A321 with @prattandwhitney engines
- Aircraft grounded. @DGCAIndia @FAANews @MoCA_GoI @AviationSafety ✈️ pic.twitter.com/khiDdNXGXk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2023 16:54 | harro | Added |
| 29-Aug-2023 16:54 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2023 17:42 | aus | Updated |
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