Saratov YK42 near Moscow on Feb 28th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 2, 2018 / 21:10:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Saratov Airlines
Flight number
6W-728
Departure
Izhevsk, Russia
Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
RA-42361
Aircraft Type
YAKOVLEV Yak-142
ICAO Type Designator
YK42
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Moscow about 51 hours after landing.
The airline reported the crew needed to shut one of the three engines of the aircraft down due to "unstable operation". The aircraft landed safely and on two engines. A partner airline needed to perform the rotation to Izhevsk the following day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Saratov Airlines
Flight number
6W-728
Departure
Izhevsk, Russia
Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
RA-42361
Aircraft Type
YAKOVLEV Yak-142
ICAO Type Designator
YK42
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