It has emerged that a Wizz Air flight originally bound for Stavanger had to return to Krakow after suffering an engine problem after departure.
Information has been released pertinent to this incident, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Wizz Air Flight W62043 – Krakow to Stavanger…
Wizz Air flight W62043, which suffered an engine problem, is a routine scheduled flight between Krakow and Stavanger.
Furthermore, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident is 9H-WBU.
As per data from Planespotters.net, 9H-WBU is a 4.0 year old Airbus A321neo that was delivered to the airline in August 2020.
In November 2022, it was transferred over to their Maltese subsidiary.
Of the A321neo variant, Wizz Air Malta has 67 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of the 67, 50 are in service, with 17 parked, with an average fleet age of 1.6 years.
Wizz Air flight W62043 departed Krakow at 0548 local time on July 24 and initially climbed out towards Stavanger.
As per The Aviation Herald, the crew had to shut down an engine at 6,000 feet due to a engine vibration.
From there, the crew made a swift return back to the Polish airport, where it landed safely without further incident at 0632 local time.
Aircraft Grounded for Over Two Days Following the Incident…
Data from RadarBox shows that following the incident on Wizz Air flight W62043 Krakow-Stavanger, 9H-WBU remains grounded still at the time of writing (26/7/24 @ 2210 UK time).
In a statement, the Polish authorities said the following on the incident:
“During the climb after takeoff at an altitude of approximately 6,000 ft, engine vibration occurred and then the engine shut down.”
“The captain of the aircraft decided to return to the departure airport and reported PAN PAN.”
“The engine remained shut down for the remainder of the flight.”
“The approach and landing were uneventful.”
Furthermore, it is unclear whether this aircraft will remain permanently parked for the time being.
Remember, there are quite a few aircraft at the airline that are parked up.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
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