ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312228
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| Date: | Sunday 24 March 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-ITJ |
| MSN: | 6967 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 166 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Amritsar - Guwahati -
 India
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amritsar-Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ/VIAR) |
| Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/VEGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E895, an Airbus A320-271N, experienced high N2 vibration on engine no. 2 during the flight.
The aircraft took off from Amritsar at 13:59 UTC. While en route at FL300 engine no.2 experienced vibrations. The crew followed the QRH checklist, reduced thrust and speed and continued the flight to the destination. The aircraft landed safely at Guwahati.
Probable cause:
The cause of the incident was High Cycle Fatigue crack generated on front Hub / Tie shaft which resulted in excessive rotor whirl and tie shaft imbalance which led to propagation of vibrations at high thrust settings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIB India
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 2018 | VT-ITJ | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2023 08:08 | harro | Added |
| 08-May-2023 08:08 | harro | Updated |
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