Qeshm RJ1H at Abadan on Oct 16th 2020, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 18, 2020 / 19:20:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qeshm Air

Flight number
QB-1217

Departure
Abadan, Iran

Aircraft Registration
EP-FQZ

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

A Qeshm Air Avro RJ-100, registration EP-FQZ performing flight QB-1217 from Abadan to Tehran Mehrabad (Iran), was climbing out of Abadan when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet because of an engine (LF507) failure. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Abadan for a safe landing about 17 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours, then positioned to Tehran Mehrabad Airport reaching a maximum FL210. The aircraft is still on the ground in Tehran about 31 hours after landing in Tehran.

The airport reported the aircraft returned due to an engine failure and landed safely. The passengers were rebooked onto an alternate flight the following day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qeshm Air

Flight number
QB-1217

Departure
Abadan, Iran

Aircraft Registration
EP-FQZ

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

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