Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered VT-PPT operated by Air India on 08/11/2019 at Raipur [Investigation led by AAIB / India]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indian authorities:

VT-PPT took off from Bhuvneshwar operating flight AI670 to Mumbai. Aircraft diverted to raipur due to LH engine fire and in-flight engine shut-down. "MAYDAY" declared and emergency evacuation carried out.

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General information
Local date	08/11/2019
Responsible entity	India - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	AD Raipur
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0682

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	India - Air India
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	VT-PPT
State of registry	India
Last departure point	India - VEBS (BBI): Bhubaneshwar
Planned destination	India - VABB (BOM): MUMBAI/CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI INTL.
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	4078
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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