Serious Incident to the Airbus A319 registered YU-APD operated by Air Serbia on 26/12/2024 near Belgrade (Serbia)
Loss of part of the left engine thrust reverser on initial climb
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Serbian authorities:
About 3.5 minutes after takeoff, while climbing, at 9,460ft the crew heard a loud and unusual noise coming from the left engine direction, accompanied by an indication of a problem on engine number (No.) 1. The crew immediately carried out a checklist for the problem in question, after which she decided to return the airplane to the airport of departure (Belgrade). The airplane made a safe landing without any further problems. During the check of the aircraft after landing, the ground staff found damage to engine number 1 (left engine), located to the internal plating of the right thrust reverser of the left engine.