# NTSB ENG24WA033: Airbus A321, La Paz, Mexico, September 8, 2024

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: September 8, 2024, 20:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place: La Paz, Mexico · IFSD during initial climb out of La Paz International Airport, diverted to Guadalajara International Airport
- 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)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Pratt & Whitney
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG24WA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195198/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA033

## 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: XA-VUB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321 (271NX)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11367
- Engines: Pratt Whitney PW1133 geared turbofan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Volaris
- Registered owner: Volaris

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

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