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| Date: | Friday 2 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-IRA |
| MSN: | 1623 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | S of Chandigarh -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jaipur International Airport (JAI/VIJP) |
| Chandigarh Airport (IXC/VICG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E7742, an ATR 72-600, was en route to Chandigarh in heavy precipitation when one of the engines flamed out for a few seconds and then its auto ignition brought it back to life almost immediately. Then the second engine had the exact same occurrence. The aircraft landed safely in Chandigarh.
Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Aviationlegends/s/OOvWfKK9Fp
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indigo-atr-engines-on-jaipur-chandigarh-flight-flameout-momentarily-one-after-other-in-heavy-rain-plane-lands-safely/articleshow/120831552.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ira#3a266155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 2022 | VT-IRA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | Jodhpur Airport (JDH/VIJO) | |
non |
| Tailstrike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 09:06 | SignorPignolini | Added |
| 03-May-2025 09:08 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2025 09:15 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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