ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220988
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Date: | Monday 21 January 2019 |
Time: | c. 11:30 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A320-271N |
Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
Registration: | VT-ITQ |
MSN: | 7391 |
Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 122 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | near Lucknow -
India
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Lucknow-Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO/VILK) |
Destination airport: | Jaipur International Airport (JAI/VIJP) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:IndiGo flight 6E451, an Airbus A320neo, experienced a No. 2 (right) PW1100G engine failure while climbing through FL120 after departure from Lucknow Airport (LKO), India. A stall was detected with engine vibration, and exhaust gas temperature overlimit was reported. An air turn back was performed and a successful single engine landing was made. Post landing right engine inspection identified damage to the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades.
The aircraft resumed service on 26 January 2019.
Probable Cause of the Incident
The incident was caused by failure of LPT 3rd stage blades in flight as the blade material lacked crack growth resistance and damage tolerance to withstand any impact from material that may have liberated upstream
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indigo-lucknow-jaipur-flight-makes-emergency-landing-following-high-vibration-in-one-of-its-neo-engines/351426 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/6e451#1f3f5769 NTSB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Jan-2019 19:47 |
harro |
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21-Jan-2019 19:55 |
harro |
Updated [Narrative] |
01-Mar-2019 14:22 |
harro |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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