European Charter MD82 at Catania on Jun 25th 2021, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: June 26, 2021 / 23:24:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
European Air Charter
Flight number
H6-5004
Departure
Catania, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
LZ-LDP
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ICAO Type Designator
MD82
Italy's Police Union said, on board were 34 police men to accompany 8 migrants to Rome. Shortly after takeoff an engine "exploded" and the aircraft returned to Catania from where it had just taken off. The airline dispatched another aircraft (registration LZ-LDT) to Catania which completed the flight the following morning.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Catania about 31 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
European Air Charter
Flight number
H6-5004
Departure
Catania, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
LZ-LDP
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ICAO Type Designator
MD82
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