U22215 - Incident: Easyjet A20N enroute on Dec 8th 2024
Created Tuesday, Dec 10th 2024 20:00Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 10th 2024 20:00Z
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200N, registration G-UZLS performing flight U2-2215 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Faro (Portugal), was enroute at FL360 when an engine (Leap) problem occurred. The aircraft was able to continue the flight, later climbed to FL390 and landed safely in Faro about 3:35 hours after departure.
A passenger reported the aircraft "from MAN to FAO had an engine fault, which cleared itself according to the Captain, it landed safety and is still grounded at FAO."
A replacement A319-100 registration G-EZBW performed the return flight reaching Manchester with a delay of about 7.5 hours.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Faro about 58 hours after landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald