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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2019 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | Viva Aerobus |
| Registration: | XA-VIJ |
| MSN: | 8556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | ca 470 km E of Monterrey -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY/MMMY) |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Viva Aerobus flight VB2171 returned to land at Monterrey International Airport, Mexico, after suffering problems with one of the Pratt & Whitney PW1127G engines.
The aircraft departed at 15:24 hours on a flight to Cancún. At 16:00 hours, while en route at FL370, the flight crew elected to return to Monterrey as a result of problems with of the engines. The airline confirmed the incident, but did not detail the specific problem.
A safe landing was made at 16:50.
Sources:
http://abstractonoticias.com/avion-sufre-fallas-en-motor-y-aterriza-de-emergencia-en-monterrey/
https://tiempodigital.mx/2019/08/19/airbus-de-vivaaerobus-sufre-falla-de-motor-aterriza-de-emergencia/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-vij#21bf5a50
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 April 2022 | XA-VIJ | Viva Aerobus | 0 | SW of Mexico City | |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2019 15:56 | harro | Added |
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