CSA AT72 at Budapest on Oct 2nd 2013, engine fire
Last Update: October 2, 2013 / 19:45:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
CSA Czech Airlines
Flight number
OK-787
Departure
Budapest, Hungary
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
OK-YFT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Budapest Airport was closed for about 30 minutes as result of the emergency due to one runway out of service for maintenance and the other kept sterile for the emergency and subsequent checks. Two aircraft diverted to Bratislava as result of the delay.
The airline confirmed the crew received an engine fire indication, shut the engine down and returned to Budapest.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flight.
On Oct 8th 2013 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that after departure the crew noticed smell of smoke and smoke coming from the left hand engine, the left hand engine's fire indication activated, the engine's low oil pressure activated and the engine stalled. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Budapest. After landing investigators found a number of fractured turbine vanes. Hungary's Transportation Safety Board is investigating the occurrence rated a serious incident.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
CSA Czech Airlines
Flight number
OK-787
Departure
Budapest, Hungary
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
OK-YFT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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