Airbus A320 N528VL

Summary

On 24 January 2020 at about 03:25 local time, a Airbus A320 registered N528VL, operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident near Mexico City, Mexico. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 2020 at 03:25

Classification

Incident

Location

Mexico City, Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A320

Registration

N528VL

Category

Airplane

Operator

Volaris

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mexico City → Tijuana

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG20WA017

Injuries not recorded.

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 January 24, 2020, an Airbus A320-271N neo, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines, experienced a right (No. 2) engine failure while climbing through 11,500 feet after takeoff from the Mexico City Intentional Airport (MMMX). The airplane returned to MMMX where an uneventful landing was made; no injuries were reported to the passengers or crew. Post flight inspection found that the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades on the No. 2 engine were all fractured at various lengths. The Mexican Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is conduction an Annex 13 investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board is participation as the State of Manufactured and Design of the engines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.