Airbus A321 VN-A392

Summary

On 18 March 2020 at about 16:05 local time, a Airbus A321 registered VN-A392, operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident near Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport, Vietnam. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 March 2020 at 16:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport, Vietnam

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A321

Registration

VN-A392

Category

Airplane

Operator

Vietnam Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tan Son Nhat → Phnom Penh

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG20WA021

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

The government of Vietnam has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A321 airplane that occurred on March 18, 2020. A Vietnam Airbus A321-231 powered by two International Aero Engines V2533-A5 turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right) engine high pressure turbine disk rupture and uncontainment during the takeoff roll from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Captain performed a rejected takeoff and the airplane was stopped safely on the runway; no injuries were report and no evacuation was necessary. Post event engine inspection confirmed a high pressure turbine stage 1 disk had burst and penetrated through the engine case and engine cowling. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacturer of the engine to assist the government of Vietnam in their investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.