Airbus A320 (CC-BFS): Engine fire at the holding point before takeoff; engine shut down, occupants evacuated, no injuries.
Known facts
- Flight LA2302 Lima → Piura, A320 CC-BFS, 19 Oct 2026.
- While waiting to line up on runway 16R, flames were seen from the No.1 engine; the crew shut it down and fire crews responded.
- Passengers and crew evacuated with no injuries reported.
- France’s BEA lists the event as a serious incident (notified event, foreign investigation).
Unknown / not claimed
- Cause of the fire — under investigation.
Sources
- BEA — notified event, CC-BFS 19/10/2026 — Tier A — investigator
- FlightGlobal — Tier B — aviation trade
- Infobae Perú — Tier B — press
Confidence label
Labeled Confirmed per the TurbineWire methodology. Steve moves labels as sourcing improves; corrections get a timestamp, not a shrug. Material changes append under Updates rather than silently rewriting the original card.
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