BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
10/26/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/26/2023 04:37
Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered EI-KBK operated by Air Astana on 17/09/2023 near Almaty
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Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered EI-KBK operated by Air Astana on 17/09/2023 near Almaty
Engine problem during climb, U-turn
Responsible entity
Kazakhstan - AIID
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Kazakh authorities:
Crew noticed problem with ENG #2. ECAM ENG 2 STALL. FO initiated procedure for flying AC with ENG issue, CPT declared PAN PAN and requested descent.
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General information
| Local date | 17/09/2023 |
| Responsible entity | Kazakhstan - AIID |
| Scope of Investigation | Full (Annex 13) type investigation |
| State or area of occurrence | Europe and North Atlantic - Kazakhstan |
| Location | From Almaty AD |
| Human consequences | None |
| Aircraft consequences | None |
| Occurrence class | Serious incident |
| File number | BEA2023-0453 |
| Aircraft category | Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane |
| Operator | Kazakhstan - Air Astana (Location SMBC Aviation Capital Limited (Dublin) |
| Manufacturer / Model | AIRBUS - A320 |
| Aircraft Registration | EI-KBK |
| State of registry | Ireland |
| Last departure point | Kazakhstan - UAAA: (ALA): Almaty International Airport |
| Planned destination | Uzbekistan - UTTT (TAS): Tashkent/Yuzhny |
| Flight phase | En route |
| Serial number | 09459 |
| Operator Type AG | |
| Operation Type | Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline |
BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.