Engine fails on Uzbekistan Airways flight during landing in Moscow

Uzbekistan Airways’ Airbus A320, following the Bukhara-Moscow route, experienced the malfunction of one of its engines during descent. Nevertheless, the aircraft carrying 132 passengers landed successfully.

According to Gazeta.uz, the HY9607 flight operated by the Uzbek Airways airline company experienced engine failure when coming in for a landing at the Moscow airport.

«The crew of the Airbus A320 on the Bukhara-Moscow route promptly followed all necessary procedures and decided to proceed with the landing at Vnukovo Airport. The landing was successfully completed with 132 passengers on board,» Uzbekistan Airways’ press service said in a statement.

Currently, the company’s technical services are performing aircraft recovery works. The malfunction is still under investigation.  

Earlier this month, a similar incident occurred with an Airbus A320 from the same airline on a flight from Tashkent to Kazan. At the time, Uzbekistan Airways’ press service reported that an engine failed during landing, but the crew successfully brought the aircraft down safely, with 173 passengers on board.