Azul AT72 at Montes Claros on Jan 31st 2021, generator failure
Last Update: February 10, 2021 / 15:45:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4442
Departure
Montes Claros, Brazil
Destination
Porto Seguro, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AKJ
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
A replacement ATR-72-212A registration PR-TKI reached Porto Seguro with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
Brazil's CENIPA reported the crew received a "ENG #2 GEN FAULT X SEVERAL" indication. The aircraft landed safely back. The occurrence was rated an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4442
Departure
Montes Claros, Brazil
Destination
Porto Seguro, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AKJ
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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