ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345018
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 09:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-271NX |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-IUF |
| MSN: | 8989 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Kolkata -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC) |
| Bangalore-Hindustan HAL Airport (VOBG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E455, an Airbus A321-271NX, returned to land back at Kolkata International Airport (CCU) after one of the engines was shut down by the flight crew.
The aircraft landed safely, 30 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-iuf#31cbe9d2
Media:
Second @IndiGo6E engine shutdown in a day :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) August 29, 2023
- Now while operating flight Kolkata - Bengaluru 6E-455. Turned back.
- Airbus A321 VT-IUF @prattandwhitney. Grounded.
- @DGCAIndia says it is "evaluating" these shutdowns.
✈️ pic.twitter.com/dhLbsNGqoj
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