A320-200 engine shut downs - Curt Lewis

Incident: Indigo A20N at Bangalore on Oct 8th 2018, engine shut down in flight An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IVB performing flight 6E-452 from Bangalore to Ahmedabad (India) with 170 people on board, was climbin out of Bangalore's runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at 270 and decided to return to Bangalore reporting they had needed to shut the left hand engine (PW1127) down due to the loss of oil pressure. The aircraft landed safely back on Bangalore's runway 09 about 40 minutes after departure. The airline reported the aircraft returned due to the loss of indication of engine #1 oil pressure. A malfunction of the accessory gearbox is being suspected as cause of the loss of engine oil pressure.

Incident: United A320 at Fort Myers on Oct 10th 2018, engine shut down in flight A United Airbus A320-200, registration N443UA performing flight UA-2397 from Fort Myers,FL to Newark,NJ (USA), was climbing out of Ft. Myers' runway 24 when the left hand engine (V2527) emitted a loud bang and streaks of flame prompting the crew to stop the climb at about 13500 feet, shut the engine down and return to Fort Myers for a safe landing on runway 24 about 25 minutes after departure. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto later flights. A passenger reported the left hand engine blew, it sounded like a gunshot. Another passenger called it an engine explosion.