Aeromar AT72 at Mexico City on Dec 22nd 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 4, 2018 / 17:06:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromar
Flight number
VW-240
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Monclova, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-MKH
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
A replacement ATR-72-212A registration XA-UYM reached Monclova with a delay of 4.5 hours.
On Jan 4th 2018 Mexico's AIB reported the crew received a fire indication for the left hand engine while climbing between 10,000 and 11,000 feet, shut the engine down and returned to Mexico City. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Mexico's AIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromar
Flight number
VW-240
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Monclova, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-MKH
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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