- Date
- March 13, 2016
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- XA-VLDAirbus A320
- Defining event
- Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92855
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Factual narrative
The Dirección General de Aviación Civil of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A320-233 that occurred on March 13, 2016. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the engine. All investigative information will be released by: Dirección General de Aviación Civil of Mexico, Dirección de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidente de Aviación Secretaria de Communicasiones y Transportes Blvd Adolfo Lopez Mateos 1990, Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Delegación Alvaro Obregon, Mexico D.F., C.P. 01010 Investigator In Charge: Capt. Oscar Roberto Chapa Rivera Tel: 55 57239300 ext. 18548 E-mail: ochapari@sct.gob.mx
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XA-VLD
- Reported as
- Airbus A320 (233)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- No damage
- Operator
- Volaris