- Date
- March 18, 2020
- Place
- Tan Son Nhat Int’L Airport, Vietnam
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- VN-A392Airbus A321
- Defining event
- Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Uncontained engine failure
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101083
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 government of Vietnam has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A321 airplane that occurred on March 18, 2020. A Vietnam Airbus A321-231 powered by two International Aero Engines V2533-A5 turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right) engine high pressure turbine disk rupture and uncontainment during the takeoff roll from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Captain performed a rejected takeoff and the airplane was stopped safely on the runway; no injuries were report and no evacuation was necessary. Post event engine inspection confirmed a high pressure turbine stage 1 disk had burst and penetrated through the engine case and engine cowling. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacturer of the engine to assist the government of Vietnam in their investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.
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
- VN-A392
- Reported as
- Airbus A321 (231)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5306
- Engines
- International Aero Engines V2533-A5, turbo fanInternational Aero Engines V2533-A5, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Vietnam Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- VVTS · Tan Son Nhat
- Destination
- VDPP · Phnom Penh
- Flight plan
- IFR