ENG23WA026

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A320 · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico · April 19, 2023

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 19, 2023, 22:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
XA-VAVAirbus A320
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Pratt & Whitney Flight Safety Investigator
Case key
107148

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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
XA-VAV
Reported as
Airbus A320 (232)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
7020
Built
2016
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Viva Aerobus
Registered owner
Viva Aerobus
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
MMPR · Puerto Vallarta
Destination
MMGL · Guadalajara
Equipment
Unknown