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NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A321 · Raipur, India · November 8, 2019

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
November 8, 2019
Place
Raipur, India
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VT-PPTAirbus A321
Defining event
Enroute: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100678

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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Factual narrative

The AAIB of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A321 airplane with CFMI CFM56-5 engines that occurred on November 8, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Design and Manufacture of the engines.

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
VT-PPT
Reported as
Airbus A321
Category
Airplane
Serial number
4078
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
In-Flight
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Air India
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Bhuvneshwar
Destination
Mumbai
Airport
Raipur, India
Equipment
Unknown