Airbus A321 VN-A356

Summary

On 27 May 2012 at about 14:30 local time, a Airbus A321 registered VN-A356, operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident near CAM RANH, Vietnam, Vietnam. 91 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 2012 at 14:30

Classification

Incident

Location

CAM RANH, Vietnam, Vietnam

Nearest airport

CAM RANH Airport Vietnam (CXR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A321

Registration

VN-A356

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Vietnam Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

CAM RANH, Vietnam → HA NOI, Vietnam

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG12WA038

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 27, 2012, a Vietnam Airlines Airbus A-321-231, registration number VN-A356, powered by two International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 turbofan engines experienced a engine crew and alerting message (ECAM) warning for a No. 2 engine stall and fire during the takeoff roll at approximately 130 knots at CAM RANH Airport(CXR)Vietnam. The takeoff was aborted, one fire suppression bottle was discharged, and engine shut down. There were no reported injuries to the crew or passengers on board. The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the Vietnam CAAin their investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: Director Flight Safety Standard Department Civil Aviation Administration 119 Nguyen Son St. Ha Noi 10000 Viet Nam Tel.: (844) 3 827-1992 (84) 9721-22999 (mobile) E-mail:[email protected] /[email protected] Fax: (844) 3 827-1933 SITA: HANCFVN AFTN: VVVVYAYX

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.