Caraibes AT72 Pointe a Pitre on May 25th 2019, engine shut down in flight, smoke in cabin

Last Update: May 26, 2019 / 19:42:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TX-421

Aircraft Registration
F-OIXL

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Air Caraibes Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-OIXL performing flight TX-421 from Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was climbing through 13,000 feet out of Guadeloupe when the left hand engine (PW127) emitted a loud bang and failed prompting the crew to shut the engine down. Smoke developed in the cabin. The crew turned around and returned to Pointe a Pitre for a safe landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TX-421

Aircraft Registration
F-OIXL

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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