Iran AT72 at Tehran on Nov 10th 2020, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 10, 2020 / 19:38:25 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 10, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Iran Air

Flight number
IR-3415

Departure
Tehran Mehrabad, Iran

Destination
Dezful, Iran

Aircraft Registration
EP-ITB

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Iran Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration EP-ITB performing flight IR-3415 from Tehran Mehrabad to Dezful (Iran) with 34 passengers and 7 crew, was climbing out of Mehrabad's runway 29L when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to the right hand engine having failed. The crew shut the engine down and feathered the propeller. According to a passenger video a steady orange glow appeared at the engine exhaust for some time and disappeared again. The aircraft entered a hold doing two racetracks and returned to Mehrabad for a safe landing on runway 29L about 26 minutes after departure.

Iran's CAO reported an engine suffered a technical malfunction in rainy conditions and was shut down. The crew declared emergency and returned to Tehran for a safe landing. Iran's Accident Investigation have opened an investigation. The passengers were taken to Dezful by a replacement aircraft.

A replacement ATR-72-212A registration EP-ITF reached Dezful with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 10, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Iran Air

Flight number
IR-3415

Departure
Tehran Mehrabad, Iran

Destination
Dezful, Iran

Aircraft Registration
EP-ITB

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 4 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe
Are you a subscriber?
Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans
Free newsletter

Want to know more and stay ahead? Get our free weekly newsletter and join 5152 existing subscribers.

By subscribing, you accept our terms and conditions and confirm that you've read our privacy policy.

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

Blockaviation logo

A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.

Virtual Speech logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

Get updates

Never miss an article from AeroInside. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and join 5152 existing subscribers.

By subscribing, you accept our terms and conditions and that you've read our privacy policy.

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways