Voyageur CRJ2 at Khartoum on Oct 18th 2020, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 23, 2020 / 17:48:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Voyageur Airways
Flight number
UNO-788
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
El Fasher, Sudan
Aircraft Registration
C-GJZJ
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
Immediately after departure of UNO-788 another aircraft lined up for departure from runway 18 and had received takeoff clearance when tower instructed the aircraft to vacate the runway due to an ongoing emergency.
Sources in Khartoum report the uncontained engine failure may have been caused by a bird strike, a hawk is being suspected.
On Oct 23rd 2020 Canada's TSB reported while climbing through 8000 feet the crew observed five African Black Kites (mass about 0.7kg/1.5lbs, up to 0.6m/24" length, wingspan 1.5m/59") passing by the cockpit, then a bang noise and vibration followed. EICAS indicated a right hand engine fire, the crew worked the related checklists and discharged both fire bottles, the fire warning extinguished. The flight crew declared Mayday Mayday and returned to Khartoum for an uneventful landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Voyageur Airways
Flight number
UNO-788
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
El Fasher, Sudan
Aircraft Registration
C-GJZJ
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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