Rutaca B732 near Barcelona on Feb 14th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 16, 2018 / 21:31:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 14, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Rutaca

Flight number
5R-310

Departure
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Destination
Caracas, Venezuela

Aircraft Registration
YV380T

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

A Rutaca Boeing 737-200, registration YV380T performing flight 5R-310 from Puerto Ordaz to Caracas (Venezuela), was enroute near Barcelona when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (JT8D) down, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Barcelona (Venezuela) for a safe landing.

The passengers were bussed to Caracas.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 14, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Rutaca

Flight number
5R-310

Departure
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Destination
Caracas, Venezuela

Aircraft Registration
YV380T

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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