Created Wednesday, Mar 12th 2025 16:20Z, last updated Wednesday, Mar 12th 2025 16:20Z
An Air Astana Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-KBM performing flight
KC-858 from Aktau to Almaty (Kazakhstan), was climbing out of Aktau's runway 29 when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 following an engine oil indication and shut down of the left hand engine (PW1127G). The aircraft returned to Aktau for a safe landing on runway 29 about 40 minutes after departure.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EI-KBO reached Almaty with a delay of about 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 54 hours after landing.
The airline reported the crew received a technical warning about a low oil level in engine #1 and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Aktau, the passengers were transferred onto another aircraft.
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