# NTSB ENG20WA017: Airbus A320, N528VL, Mexico City, Mexico, January 24, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 24, 2020, 03:25 local (03:25 UTC)
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG20WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101001/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA017

## Factual narrative

On January 24, 2020, an Airbus A320-271N neo, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines, experienced a right (No. 2) engine failure while climbing through 11,500 feet after takeoff from the Mexico City Intentional Airport (MMMX). The airplane returned to MMMX where an uneventful landing was made; no injuries were reported to the passengers or crew. Post flight inspection found that the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades on the No. 2 engine were all fractured at various lengths. The Mexican Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is conduction an Annex 13 investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board is participation as the State of Manufactured and Design of the engines.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N528VL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N528VL), registered now, S/N 7051, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Airbus A320 (271N)
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-271N](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-271n) (registry code 3940320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE PW1127G-JM](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-pw1127g-jm) (registry code 34550, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7051
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1127GA-JM geared turbofan; Pratt & Whitney PW1127GA-JM geared turbofan
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Volaris
- Registered owner: Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
- Departed: MMMX, Mexico City
- Destination: MMTJ, Tijuana
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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

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