Tindi DHC7 near Yellowknife on Oct 3rd 2012, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 5, 2012 / 20:08:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 3, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air Tindi

Flight number
8T-802

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Diavik, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWZV

Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-7 Dash 7

ICAO Type Designator
DHC7

An Air Tindi de Havilland Dash DHC-7-100, registration C-FWZV performing flight 8T-802 from Yellowknife,NT to Diavik,NT (Canada) with 3 people on board, was already in cruise when the crew observed an uncommanded yaw associated with the outboard right hand engine's (PT6A) T5 light illuminating. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Yellowknife for a safe landing on runway 34.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance identified a first stage compressor blade failure.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-7-103
ICAO Aircraft Type
DHC7
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 3, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air Tindi

Flight number
8T-802

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Diavik, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWZV

Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-7 Dash 7

ICAO Type Designator
DHC7

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