# NTSB ENG19WA012: Airbus A321, Lahore, Pakistan, February 6, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 6, 2019, 19:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place: Lahore, Pakistan
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG19WA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98979/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA012

## Factual narrative

On February 2, 2019, a Vietnam Airlines A321-272N Neo, powered by two P&W PW1130G-JM geared fan engines experienced an No. 2 (right ) engine failure while in cruise. It was reported that a stall warning was detected followed by high vibration and an exhaust gas temperature overlimit warning. The flight crew diverted the flight and landed safely in Lahore, Pakistan. Ground inspection of the effected engine found damage to the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is conducting an investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board is participating an Accredited Representative for the State of Manufacturer of the engines.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VNA-621 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321 (272)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8699
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1130G-JM turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW1130G-JM turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Vietnam Airlines
- Registered owner: Vietnam Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: HAM, Hamburg
- Destination: HAN, Hanoi
- Flight plan: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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