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AIRLIVE > All articles > Emergency > INCIDENT Viva Aerobus #VB518 to LAX returned for an emergency landing after right engine caught fire
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INCIDENT Viva Aerobus #VB518 to LAX returned for an emergency landing after right engine caught fire

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Last updated: August 24, 2022, 11:02 UTC
Published: Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at 12:30 UTC
Category: Emergency
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Right engine of Viva Aerobus aircraft to Los Angeles caught fire.

An A320 was performing flight #VB518 from Guadalajara, Mexico to Los Angeles LAX.

The way that @VivaAerobus handled this situation is DISGUSTING! No communication from any of the flight crew to the people thinking we were about to die! DO NOT FLY THIS AIRLINE pic.twitter.com/ql1v6cWLXS

— kimberly garcia (@kimbertothelee) August 24, 2022

The right engine of the A320 (XA-VAJ) caught fire moments after taking off from Guadalajara, Mexico at about 22.00 local time. A loud band was heard in several neighborhoods in the south of the city.

The plane circled the airport before returning to Guadalajara for an emergency landing about 45 minutes later.

 

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