- Date
- January 25, 2018, 13:32 local (13:32 UTC)
- Place
- Lima, Peru
- Injuries
- 99 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- OB-2140PBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96693
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Factual narrative
On January 25, 2018, a Peruvian Air Lines Boeing 737-530, registered in Peru as OB-2140P, had an uncommanded shutdown of the No. 2 engine, a CFMI CFM56-3B1, after leveling off at FL370. The flight crew declared an emergency and diverted back to Lima, Peru. The flight crew made two unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine and the engine restarted on the third attempt. The airplane landed with both engines operating. The airplane was operating on a flight from Lima to Cuzco, Peru. There were no injuries to the 2 pilots, 3 flight attendants, and 94 passengers on board. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Peru. Further information can be obtained from: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Peru Central: 15082 Telephone: 51-315-7800 Website: www.mtc.gov.pe
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
- OB-2140P
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (530)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24938
- Engines
- cfmi cfm56-3B1, 20,000 lbs thrust, turbo fancfmi cfm56-3B1, 20,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Peruvian Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- LIM · Lima
- Destination
- CUZ · Cuzco
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Equipment
- Unknown