Voyageur CRJ2 at Curacao on May 9th 2019, engine failure

Last Update: August 10, 2019 / 16:12:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Voyageur Airways

Flight number
AG-508

Departure
Curacao, Curaçao

Destination
Aruba, Aruba

Aircraft Registration
C-FXLH

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

A Voyageur Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Aruba Airlines, registration C-FXLH performing flight AG-508 from Curacao (Curacao) to Aruba (Aruba) with 51 people on board, was climbing out of Curacao's runway 11 when the crew stopped the climb at about 2500 feet due to a loud bang and a right hand engine (CF34) failure. The aircraft returned to Curacao for a safe landing on runway 11 about 20 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Curacao about 48 hours after landing.

On Aug 9th 2019 the Canadia TSB reported the aircraft was in a left climbing turn when the crew heard a loud bang followed by vibrations of the airframe. The crew identified severe right hand engine damage associated with excessive ITT at the engine montoring page. The crew shut the engine down, declared emergency and returned to Curacao. A post flight inspection revealed no trace of fire or smoke and no obvious damage. Later minor damage was found to the aft section of the engine.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FXLH
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Bombardier
Aircraft Model / Type
CL-600 2B19 (Series 200)
ICAO Aircraft Type
CRJ2
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Voyageur Airways

Flight number
AG-508

Departure
Curacao, Curaçao

Destination
Aruba, Aruba

Aircraft Registration
C-FXLH

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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