Airbus A320-231 VT-ESI

Summary

On 21 August 2014 at about 15:40 local time, a Airbus A320-231 registered VT-ESI was involved in an incident near Cochin, India, India. 182 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 August 2014 at 15:40

Classification

Incident

Location

Cochin, India, India

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A320-231

Registration

VT-ESI

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG14WA026

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 August 21, 2014 at about 1540 UTC, an Air India Airbus A320, VT-ESI, experienced an uncontained No. 2 engine failure shortly after take-off for Cochin Airport (OCK), Kerala, India. The airplane was equipped with two International Aero Engines V2500-A1 turbofan engines. The crew reported receiving a No. 2 engine fire warning, declared an emergency, and returned to make an uneventful landing at OCK. The flight was a regularly scheduled flight from OCK to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India. During a visual inspection of the No. 2 engine at OCK, damage to the low pressure turbine fourth stage blades and metal debris in the exhaust was reported. The thrust reverser cowls exhibited impact damage consistent with an uncontained failure. The Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has been designated as a United States Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention of Civil Aviation to assist the AAIB in the investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the AAIB at: Air Accident Investigation Bureau Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan Safdarjung Airport New Delhi-3 India Tel.: (91) 11 2461-0843 / 2461-0848 (24 hrs) (91) 98 7193-5864 (mobile) (91) 99 1136-0971 (mobile) E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] (24 hrs) Fax: (91) 11 2469-3963 (24 hrs)

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.