Serious Incident to the Airbus A320 registered VH-VFY and operated by Jetstar on 22/09/2016 in cruise [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities :

During cruise, the right engine failed and the flight crew diverted the aircraft to Brisbane Airport.

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General information
Local date	22/09/2016
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	En croisière au FL 340
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2016-0600

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Australia - Jetstar Airways Pty. Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	VH-VFY
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YSSY (SYD): Sydney / Kingsford Smith International
Planned destination	Australia - YBCS (CNS): Cairns
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	6362
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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