ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278250
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| Date: | Thursday 19 May 2022 |
| Time: | 04:19 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-251N |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-EXM |
| MSN: | 8056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 165 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) -
 India
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) |
| Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport (BLR/VOBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air India flight AI639, an Airbus A320neo, suffered an engine (CFMI LEAP-1A26) stall and EGT over limit warning after takeoff from Mumbai Airport. The flight returned to Mumbai and landed safely, 18 minutes after takeoff.
Causes:
The most probable cause of the incident is liberation of the aft catenary arm from the HPT rotor interstage seal (mid-seal) due to inadequate peen coverage/ intensity and visible turning lines (re-machined surface) in the aft rabbet fillet.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-exm#2be9fbd3
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 November 2020 | VT-EXM | Air India | 0 | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) | |
non |
Media:
New :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) May 19, 2022
- Air India Airbus A320 aircraft VT-EXM turns back after engine stall and EGT over limit message.
- Was operaring flight AI-639 from Mumbai to Bengaluru. @airindiain @dgcaindia @aviationsafety @csmia_official pic.twitter.com/99IlWFnajJ
Pic. @CFM_engines pic.twitter.com/z7c9bRN1qK
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) May 19, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2022 07:30 | harro | Added |
| 19-May-2022 07:31 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2022 15:29 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 21-Feb-2024 10:22 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
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