# NTSB ENG23WA026: Airbus A320, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 19, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 19, 2023, 22:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Pratt & Whitney Flight Safety Investigator
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG23WA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/107148/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA026

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-VAV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320 (232)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7020
- Year 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

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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