# NTSB ENG20WA018: Airbus A321, London, United Kingdom, February 26, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 26, 2020
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- 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): 101003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG20WA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101003/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA018

## Factual narrative

On February 26, 2020, an Airbus A321-211, powered by two CFM International CFM56-5B3/3 turbofan engines experienced a left (No. 1) engine surge on departure from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and an ECAM alert for the right engine (No. 2) stall condition. The airplane returned to LGW for an uneventful landings. The United Kingdom Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has opened an Annex 13 investigation and the National Transportation Safety board is participating as the State of Manufacturer for the engine.

## 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: G-POWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Airbus A321 (211)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3830
- Engines: CFM CFM56-5B3/3 turbo fan; CFM CFM56-5B3/3 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Titan Airways Ltd
- Registered owner: Hagondale Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: LGW, London Gartwick
- Destination: STN, London Stansted
- 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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